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Bill Witnesses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to advance or reimburse witness expenses necessary to the prosecution of certain criminal cases; requires the county to seek to recover from a convicted defendant who is declared not to be indigent, the costs of the advance or reimbursement of witness expenses made by the department of correction. - Amends TCA Section 40-25-129. Witnesses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to advance or reimburse witness expenses necessary to the prosecution of certain criminal cases; requires the county to seek to recover from a convicted defendant who is declared not to be indigent, the costs of the advance or reimbursement of witness expenses made by the department of correction. - Amends TCA Section 40-25-129. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 476 Tennessee SB 476 (113)
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Tennessee SB 476 (113) — Witnesses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to advance or reimburse witness expenses necessary to the prosecution of certain criminal cases; requires the county to seek to recover from a convicted defendant who is declared not to be indigent, the costs of the advance or reimbursement of witness expenses made by the department of correction. - Amends TCA Section 40-25-129.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0144 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0156 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — 960 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2023 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — 310 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Stevens — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-25 Sponsor change. sponsorship
  • 2023-01-25 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-01-26 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-01-30 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee passage
  • 2023-03-07 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
  • 2023-03-13 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2023-03-16 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2023
  • 2023-03-20 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
  • 2023-03-20 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0156)
  • 2023-03-21 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-03-23 Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2023-03-23 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0144) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2023-03-23 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-03-23 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-03-24 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-03-29 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-04 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-04-04 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-13 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-04-18 Effective date(s) 04/13/2023
  • 2023-04-18 Pub. Ch. 147

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2ddb0411-9548-446a-ad7a-189f59b4b6ea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).