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TN HB 96

died on adjournment

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 or the attorney general and reporter receives a report of a violation of the prohibition on nepotism within state government entities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 96 pass?

No. TN HB 96 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-08): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 58

What is TN HB 96 about?

TN HB 96 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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 or the attorney general and reporter receives a report of a violation of the prohibition on nepotism within state government entities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 96?

Davis is the primary sponsor of TN HB 96.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 58
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Davisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-08

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 58

  2. 2025-03-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  3. 2025-03-10

    Comp. SB subst.

  4. 2025-03-06

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025

  5. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  6. 2025-02-26

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-19

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2025

  8. 2025-02-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025

  9. 2025-02-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-02-12

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025

  11. 2025-02-05

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  12. 2025-01-28

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-01-16

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-01-15

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  15. 2025-01-14

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  16. 2025-01-13

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/12/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-02-12 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed

    2025-02-26 · pass · 17-2

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (1)

    2025-03-10 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0096&ga=114

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