Courts, General Sessions - As enacted, authorizes general sessions courts, by local rule, to allow papers to be filed, signed, or verified by electronic means that comply with technological standards promulgated by the supreme court; specifies that pleadings and other papers filed electronically under such local rules will be considered the same as written papers. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 7.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 23, 2018
Signed Apr 24, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2018 · House Mar 26, 2018
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 22, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
26
Committee
21
Amendments
2
Apr 24, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to lift from table adopted.
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted.
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 11, 2018
Amended
Senate refused to concur in amendment (Amendment 1 - HA0736)
upper
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0736)
lower
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0585)
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/20/2018
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/14/2018
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/27/2018
lower
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 2/27/2018
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/20/2018
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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