Courts, Municipal - As enacted, permits a municipal judge to use a special substitute judge when the municipal judge is unable to preside; requires the special substitute judge to be appointed in a manner determined by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality or, if no such ordinance, in writing by the municipal judge. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 18, Part 3.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed Mar 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2019 · House Mar 18, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 18, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Mar 28, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Baum
RRepublican
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