District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general to conduct a study of a district attorney general's disposition of charges and other ancillary matters within the 30th judicial district; authorizes the at
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to district attorneys general.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general to conduct a study of a district attorney general's disposition of charges and other ancillary matters within the 30th judicial district; authorizes the attorney general to petition the supreme court for appointment of a district attorney general pro tem if a district attorney general in this state has peremptorily and categorically refused to prosecute criminal offenses based on an unjustifiable and unconstitutional standard, with
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Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 29, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Sponsor change. · Mar 27, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 · Apr 8, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 928 · May 14, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 28, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 3, 2025
House
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. · Feb 5, 2025
House
Ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Sponsor change. · Mar 25, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Mar 25, 2026
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Apr 7, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 · Apr 7, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 7, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1061) · Apr 15, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 2 · Apr 15, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 15, 2026
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 15, 2026
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0995) · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6, PNV 1 · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2026 · Apr 20, 2026
House
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 66, Nays 25 PNV 0 HB0483 · Apr 22, 2026
House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 28, 2026
House
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 30, 2026
House
Signed by Senate Speaker · May 5, 2026
Senate
Transmitted to Governor for his action. · May 6, 2026
House
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1House · 2026-04-22 · Passed · Ayes 66, Noes 25
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-04-16 · Passed · Ayes 23, Noes 6, Present and not voting 1
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 71, Noes 23, Present and not voting 2
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 10, Noes 9
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 2
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: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (May 6, 2026).