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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.

  1. Amendment SA0068 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0069 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0073 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/20/2019 (5) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2019 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed — 63 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2019 (3) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/21/2019 Passed — 276 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — 7322 (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) — 00 (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).