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TN HB 483

enacted

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, without regard to facts or circumstances or taken other official action that constitutes a failure or refusal to prosecute according to the law. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-03
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-14 — Pub. Ch. 928
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2026-03-04

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-04

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  7. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  8. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  9. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  10. 2026-03-25

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026

  11. 2026-03-25

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  12. 2026-03-25

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  13. 2026-04-01

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026

  14. 2026-04-07

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-07

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  16. 2026-04-07

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

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  18. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  19. 2026-04-15

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  20. 2026-04-15

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-15

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 2

    passage

  22. 2026-04-15

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2026-04-15

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1061)

    amendment-passage

  24. 2026-04-16

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6, PNV 1

    passage

  25. 2026-04-16

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0995)

  26. 2026-04-16

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  27. 2026-04-20

    H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2026

  28. 2026-04-22

    H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 66, Nays 25 PNV 0 HB0483

  29. 2026-04-28

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  30. 2026-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  31. 2026-05-05

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  32. 2026-05-06

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  33. 2026-05-07

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  34. 2026-05-14

    Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

  35. 2026-05-14

    Pub. Ch. 928

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed

    2026-04-07 · pass · 10-9

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 4/7/2026 Passed

    2026-04-07 · pass · 7-2

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed

    2026-04-15 · pass · 71-23

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Barrett: not voting
    • Hulsey: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-16 · pass · 23-6

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Lowe: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/22/2026 Passed

    2026-04-22 · pass · 66-25

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0483&ga=114

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