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TN HB 1964

died on adjournment

Courts - As introduced, effective September 1, 2030, divides counties into five, instead of seven, different classes by population for the purpose of determining the compensation of general sessions and juvenile judges; revises provisions setting minimum salary requirements for general sessions and juvenile judges; establishes a county litigation tax on each civil, criminal, juvenile, and traffic case initiated in a general sessions or juvenile court to defray general sessions and juvenile judges' salaries; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-15 — Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-02

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-04

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  6. 2026-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  8. 2026-03-11

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  12. 2026-03-23

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-23

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  15. 2026-04-01

    Placed behind the budget

  16. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  17. 2026-04-15

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-23 · pass · 18-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1964&ga=114

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