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| Bill | Criminal Procedure - As enacted, enacts the "Sergeant Daniel Baker Act," which removes the appeal to the court of criminal appeals in death penalty cases; provides for automatic direct review by the Tennessee supreme court for convictions for which a sentence of death is imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | Criminal Procedure - As enacted, enacts the "Sergeant Daniel Baker Act," which removes the appeal to the court of criminal appeals in death penalty cases; provides for automatic direct review by the Tennessee supreme court for convictions for which a sentence of death is imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 35. | us/states/tn | Tennessee General Assembly | 111 | SB 400 | Tennessee SB 400 (111) |
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Tennessee SB 400 (111) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, enacts the "Sergeant Daniel Baker Act," which removes the appeal to the court of criminal appeals in death penalty cases; provides for automatic direct review by the Tennessee supreme court for convictions for which a sentence of death is imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Amendment SA0068 (committee substitute) — source
- Amendment SA0069 (committee substitute) — source
- Amendment SA0073 (committee substitute) — source
- Current Version (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/20/2019 (5) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2019 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed — 6–3 (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2019 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/21/2019 Passed — 27–6 (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — 73–22 (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/6/2019 (4) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Littleton — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-01-29 Filed for introduction
reading-1, introduction - 2019-01-30 Intro., P1C.
introduction - 2019-01-31 Filed for introduction
reading-1, introduction - 2019-01-31 P2C, ref. to Judiciary-- Government Operations for Review
referral-committee - 2019-02-01 Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2019-02-04 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction - 2019-02-06 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
- 2019-02-06 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- 2019-02-12 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/19/2019
- 2019-02-13 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
- 2019-02-13 Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
- 2019-02-19 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2019
- 2019-02-20 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- 2019-02-20 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/27/2019
- 2019-02-20 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-02-26 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- 2019-02-27 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- 2019-02-27 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2019-02-27 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-01 Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
- 2019-03-04 Senate Reset on calendar for 3/7/2019
- 2019-03-05 Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
- 2019-03-06 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/12/2019
- 2019-03-06 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-07 Senate Reset on calendar for 3/14/2019
- 2019-03-12 Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- 2019-03-12 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-13 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- 2019-03-14 Senate Reset on calendar for 3/21/2019
- 2019-03-14 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- 2019-03-18 Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 2
passage - 2019-03-19 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019
- 2019-03-19 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- 2019-03-21 Companion House Bill substituted
- 2019-03-21 Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6
passage - 2019-03-21 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0068)
- 2019-03-21 Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0073)
amendment-deferral - 2019-03-21 Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0069)
amendment-deferral - 2019-03-21 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- 2019-03-21 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
introduction - 2019-03-22 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- 2019-03-25 Signed by H. Speaker
- 2019-03-28 Signed by Senate Speaker
- 2019-04-01 Transmitted to Governor for his action.
executive-receipt - 2019-04-09 Signed by Governor.
executive-signature - 2019-04-15 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 140
- 2019-04-15 Pub. Ch. 140
- 2019-04-15 Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/979a1a8c-feac-439d-bb29-04f7ae568ec8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).