Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 0655 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to removal of officers.

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

  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 January 31, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney general, to conduct specific proceedings under title 8, chapter 47, regarding removal of officers, which the district attorney general is authorized by law to conduct in that district. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

  15. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/16/2025

  17. Comp. SB subst.

  18. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 373

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  22. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  23. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025

  24. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  25. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  26. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  27. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  28. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

  29. Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 5

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  33. Subst. for comp. HB.

  34. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 13, PNV 0

  35. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  36. Signed by Senate Speaker

  37. Signed by H. Speaker

  38. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  39. Signed by Governor.

  40. Pub. Ch. 373

  41. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0655 do?
District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney general, to conduct specific proceedings under title 8, chapter 47, regarding removal of officers, which the district attorney general is authorized by law to conduct in that district. - Amends TCA Title 8.
Who sponsors SB 0655?
SB 0655 is sponsored by Stevens, John (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), and Taylor, Brent (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0655?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
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