Tennessee · 114

HB 601

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.

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Tennessee HB 601 amends TCA Title 40 to authorize criminal defendants who plead guilty, in the best interest, or no contest to petition for a writ of error coram nobis. This petition is permitted when based on evidence that was unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea through no fault of their own.

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Motion / questionChamberStageRollOutcomeYeaNayOtherDateSource
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2025 Passed (1) upper d9273839-203a-4db3-87ec-9052d4b2a7c7 pass 0 0 0 Apr 10, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9273839-203a-4db3-87ec-9052d4b2a7c7 CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025… lower 36a39f30-e2bf-4fb4-bdc6-c3cf9ccdc982 pass 0 0 0 Apr 7, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36a39f30-e2bf-4fb4-bdc6-c3cf9ccdc982 CC0-1.0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025… lower 25e02acb-1358-4134-a4de-156bfba8fc68 pass 0 0 0 Apr 7, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25e02acb-1358-4134-a4de-156bfba8fc68 CC0-1.0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules… lower 2b9320a8-befa-4e03-9965-d86fb3445f64 pass 0 0 0 Apr 2, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2b9320a8-befa-4e03-9965-d86fb3445f64 CC0-1.0
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to… lower e176f470-0ce4-462f-8d78-e067f96ce738 pass 0 0 0 Mar 26, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e176f470-0ce4-462f-8d78-e067f96ce738 CC0-1.0