Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 0245 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 3, relative to district attorneys general.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 21, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

District Attorneys - As enacted, expands the proceedings for which a district attorney general pro tem may be appointed to include certain civil proceedings; declares meetings of the district attorneys general conference to be open meetings except for meetings related to certain matters; specifies that the executive director of the district attorneys general conference must provide legal counsel and advice to district attorneys general and their staff and that the legal counsel and advice may be provided by attorneys employed with the district attorneys general conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 3.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 312

  2. Pub. Ch. 312

  3. Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Comp. SB subst.

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0

  12. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  14. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  16. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  17. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  18. Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 5

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  22. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  23. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  24. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025

  25. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  26. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  27. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

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

  29. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

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

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

  33. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  34. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  35. Filed for introduction

  36. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

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

  38. Intro., P1C.

  39. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

130 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0245 do?
District Attorneys - As enacted, expands the proceedings for which a district attorney general pro tem may be appointed to include certain civil proceedings; declares meetings of the district attorneys general conference to be open meetings except for meetings related to certain matters; specifies that the executive director of the district attorneys general conference must provide legal counsel and advice to district attorneys general and their staff and that the legal counsel and advice may be provided by attorneys employed with the district attorneys general conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 3.
Who sponsors SB 0245?
SB 0245 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican), McNally, Randy (Republican), and Taylor, Brent (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0245?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2024. Enacted.
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