Tennessee Legislation
Study Committee on the Administration of the Death Penalty
A complete study of the entire death penalty system was enacted in 2007 Tennessee Public Acts, Chapter 549, following the bills (105 SB 1911 and 105 HB 2162) that made the committee possible. Committee members, including Sen. Jackson (Dickson), Rep. Coleman (Murfreesboro), Sen. Bunch (Cleveland), and Rep. Dunn (Knoxville), are examining serious problems surrounding Tennessee’s death penalty system.
Video archives of the previous meetings are available online from the state legislature Web site:
- 2008 12 08 Full Committee
- 2008 12 01 Full Committee
- 2008 12 01 Promptness Subcommittee
- 2008 11 24 Full Committee
- 2008 09 09 Full Committee – Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holder and Justice Wade
- 2008 09 09 B Full Committe – Barry Scheck
- 2008 09 08 Fairness Subcommittee
- 2008 08 18 Fairness Subcommittee
- 2008 07 31 Promptness Subcommittee
- 2008 07 24 Promptness Subcommittee
- 2008 07 16 Fairness Subcommittee
- 2008 06 19 Promptness Subcommittee
- 2008 06 20 Accuracy Subcommittee
- 2007 12 06 Full committee
- 2007 12 06 B Full committee
- 2007 12 05 Full committee
- 2007 10 30 Full committee
- 2007 10 16 Full committee
- 2007 10 15 Full committee
In 2010, Senator Beverly Marrero and Representative Jeanne Richardson sponsored legislation to repeal the death penalty (SB3111 and HB3726).
In 2011, Senator Beverly Marrero and Representative Johnnie Turner sponsored legislation to repeal the death penalty (SB2079 and HB1770)
