AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to restitution.
- Introduced Jan 25, 2023
- In committee Feb 1, 2023
- Withdrawn
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Dillard's Law," which allows the surviving parent or guardian of a child whose parent was a victim of vehicular homicide to convert a restitution order for child maintenance payments to a civil judgment at any time rather than following conclusion of the defendant's sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Every action
16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 8 earlier steps
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
- CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
- CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
- CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
- HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
- HouseComp. SB subst.
- GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 217
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
- MC Mark CochranR Primary sponsor · District 23
All 5 cosponsors
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.