Courts, General Sessions - As enacted, authorizes Johnson County to employ a full-time general sessions judge and prohibit the judge from practicing law or accepting other employment upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds majority vote of the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed Apr 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2021 · House Apr 12, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 12, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
19
Committee
19
Apr 28, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 0
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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