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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Courts - As enacted, removes a conviction for domestic assault from the definition of a violent offender for purposes of drug treatment courts; changes the definition of a violent offender for purposes of drug treatment courts from an offender with a conviction for an offense involving certain acts to an offender with a conviction for a felony offense involving certain acts within the previous 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 22."
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description: "Courts - As enacted, removes a conviction for domestic assault from the definition of a violent offender for purposes of drug treatment courts; changes the definition of a violent offender for purposes of drug treatment courts from an offender with a conviction for an offense involving certain acts to an offender with a conviction for a felony offense involving certain acts within the previous 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 22."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "SB 1909"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1909 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-21"
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last_action: "2026-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cedf787-8a2a-4f06-aadd-fddd4806d3f1"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1909&ga=114"
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source_hash: "89b02981e593e3f8b02f374ea168d59ed845c970aaa97691ee15c7d24c59452a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 1909 (114) — Courts - As enacted, removes a conviction for domestic assault from the definition of a violent offender for purposes of drug treatment courts; changes the definition of a violent offender for purposes of drug treatment courts from an offender with a conviction for an offense involving certain acts to an offender with a conviction for a felony offense involving certain acts within the previous 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 22.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0751** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0751.pdf)
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2. **Amendment HA0900** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0900.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1909.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/23/2026 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **91–1** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY HICKS T PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2026 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Stevens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
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- **2026-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/19/2026
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- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
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- **2026-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0751) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-04-06** Held on desk.
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- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0900) Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
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- **2026-04-20** Reset on next available calendar
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- **2026-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-04-22** Passed H. as am., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
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- **2026-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0900) `passage`
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- **2026-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0751) `passage`
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- **2026-04-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026
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- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
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- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1105
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cedf787-8a2a-4f06-aadd-fddd4806d3f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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