SB 1089 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3, relative to municipal courts.
Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Courts, Municipal - As enacted, increases from $1.00 to $2.00 the amount of funds from the court costs collected in municipal court cases that must be forwarded by the municipal court clerk to the state treasurer for deposit and credited to the account for the administrative office of the courts for the sole purpose of defraying the administrative director's expenses in providing training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Filed for introduction
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Intro., P1C.
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P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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Ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
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Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
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Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
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Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
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Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
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Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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Placed behind the budget
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
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H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025
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Objected to on Consent Calendar.
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/22/2025
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Comp. SB subst.
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 459
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Filed for introduction
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
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Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
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Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
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Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
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Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
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Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
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Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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Subst. for comp. HB.
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Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 19, PNV 0
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Enrolled and ready for signatures
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Transmitted to Governor for action.
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Signed by Governor.
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Pub. Ch. 459
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Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Sponsors
- Jack Johnson · Primary
- Dawn White · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Johnson, Jack Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- White, Dawn Republican
Not signed on (131)
131 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 131 →"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.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1089 do?
- Courts, Municipal - As enacted, increases from $1.00 to $2.00 the amount of funds from the court costs collected in municipal court cases that must be forwarded by the municipal court clerk to the state treasurer for deposit and credited to the account for the administrative office of the courts for the sole purpose of defraying the administrative director's expenses in providing training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3.
- Who sponsors SB 1089?
- SB 1089 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican) and White, Dawn (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 1089?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
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