Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general and reporter to conduct an investigation and initiate criminal prosecution of a judicial elected official or district attorney general whenever
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 6, relative to investigations by the attorney general and reporter.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general and reporter to conduct an investigation and initiate criminal prosecution of a judicial elected official or district attorney general whenever the attorney general and reporter has probable cause to investigate whether an official may have violated any state criminal law and either a decision to prosecute the official by the district attorney general may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Dec 18, 2024
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 15, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025 · Feb 11, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025 · Feb 20, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2 · Feb 24, 2025
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Feb 24, 2025
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Feb 27, 2025
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Mar 10, 2025
House
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 0 · Mar 10, 2025
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Mar 12, 2025
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Mar 12, 2025
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Mar 13, 2025
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Mar 25, 2025
Senate
Pub. Ch. 58 · Apr 8, 2025
House
Effective date(s) 03/25/2025 · Apr 8, 2025
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 13, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 14, 2025
House
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees · Jan 15, 2025
House
Ref. to Judiciary Committee · Jan 16, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Jan 28, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025 · Feb 5, 2025
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025 · Feb 12, 2025
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2025 · Feb 19, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025 · Feb 19, 2025
House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Feb 26, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025 · Mar 5, 2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025 · Mar 6, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 10, 2025
House
Comp. SB subst. · Mar 10, 2025
House
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Ayes 17, Noes 2
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2025-02-12 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Comp. SB subst. (Mar 10, 2025).