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HB1471 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 22, relative to drug courts.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hicks T, Stevens
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1105
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1909 FOR HOUSE BILL 1471, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND RESET SENATE BILL 1909, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1909 FOR HOUSE BILL 1471, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND RESET SENATE BILL 1909, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, create a pilot project expanding the eligibility of participants in the drug court treatment program in the first, second, and third judicial districts who are referred to the Northeast Tennessee Regional Recov ery Center.
  • Such judicial districts include Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties.
  • The pilot project expires on June 30, 2028.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1471

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1471 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1909 House Bill No.
  • 1471* HA0751 015621 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB1471

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB1471 Hicks T Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1909 House Bill No.
  • 1471* HA0900 017026 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1105

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1105

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0900)

  11. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0751)

  12. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  13. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H. as am., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 2

  15. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026

  16. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Reset on next available calendar

  17. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Held on desk.

  19. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0900) Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1

  20. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  22. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0751)

  23. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  24. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  25. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  26. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  27. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  28. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  30. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  31. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  32. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/19/2026

  33. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  34. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  35. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  36. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  37. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  38. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  39. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  40. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  41. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  44. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  45. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  46. 2026-01-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 1909 FOR HOUSE BILL 1471, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND RESET SENATE BILL 1909, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, create a pilot project expanding the eligibility of participants in the drug court treatment program in the first, second, and third judicial districts who are referred to the Northeast Tennessee Regional Recov
ery Center. Such judicial districts include Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties. The pilot project expires on June 30, 2028.

ELIGIBILITY

For purposes of the pilot project, this amendment provides that the presiding judge of the drug court treatment program for the first, second, and third judicial districts has discretion in determining the eligibility of participants in the drug court tr
eatment program who are referred to the Northeast Tennessee Regional Recovery Center. When determining eligibility of participants in the pilot project, a "violent offender" means a person who meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Has been convicted of a felony offense within the previous 10 years, during which (i) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or dangerous weapon; (ii) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person; or (iii) the person
committed a felony involving the use of force against the person of another.

(2) Has one or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.

In determining whether a defendant is a violent offender, this amendment prohibits the court from considering whether one or more of the circumstances described in (1) above is or is not an element of the offense for which the person is convicted.

ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE FURTHER CONSIDERED SENATE BILL 1909, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND HELD SENATE BILL 1909 ON THE DESK.

AMENDMENT #2 removes the changes made by House Amendment #1 and restores the language of the bill as introduced.

ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE PASSED SENATE BILL 1909, AS AMENDED.

ON APRIL 23, 2026, THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT
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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1909
By Stevens

HOUSE BILL 1471
By Hicks T
HB1471
010276
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16,
Chapter 22, relative to drug courts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-22-103(4)(A)(i), is amended by
deleting "an offense, during" and substituting "a felony offense within the previous ten (10)
years, during".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-22-103, is amended by deleting
subdivision (4)(A)(iii).
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.