Tennessee · House Bill 508 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33, relative to mental health treatment.

HB 508 Sponsored by Tim Rudd Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Mental Illness - As introduced, allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met; provides a process for certain persons to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient; establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Health Subcommittee · House Health Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/19/2023 · House Health Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • TR Tim RuddR Primary sponsor · District 34

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.