---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40."
description: "Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 601"
citation: "Tennessee HB 601 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appeal and Review"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Freeman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4395de3-9ee8-434b-bf5d-be51558d3232"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0601&ga=114"
source_hash: "a0646a5481db26c48e5b25401659778bea0fe9c6a6540f98ccb6894d779723db"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 601 (114) — Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0273** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0273.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0139** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0139.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0361** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0361.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0601.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (2) — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 4/3/2025 Passed — **11–9** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (3) — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **85–7** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2025 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Freeman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 7, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0273) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0361)
- **2025-04-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0139)
- **2025-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 282

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4395de3-9ee8-434b-bf5d-be51558d3232`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).