Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 0071 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to assistant district attorneys.

Last action — Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Summary

District Attorneys - As introduced, allows an assistant district attorney general to receive year-for-year service credit for prior law enforcement experience upon recommendation of the hiring district attorney general and subject to the approval of the executive director of the district attorneys general conference; defines prior law enforcement experience as full-time employment with a law enforcement agency as a POST-certified law enforcement officer; requires an employment record from the law enforcement agency to be used to establish the law enforcement experience. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Filed for introduction

  5. Intro., P1C.

  6. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  7. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  8. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  11. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  13. Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0071 do?
District Attorneys - As introduced, allows an assistant district attorney general to receive year-for-year service credit for prior law enforcement experience upon recommendation of the hiring district attorney general and subject to the approval of the executive director of the district attorneys general conference; defines prior law enforcement experience as full-time employment with a law enforcement agency as a POST-certified law enforcement officer; requires an employment record from the law enforcement agency to be used to establish the law enforcement experience. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.
Who sponsors HB 0071?
HB 0071 is sponsored by Sparks, Mike (Republican) and Lamberth, William (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0071?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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