Courts, General Sessions - As enacted, specifies that in a county with more than one general sessions judge in which the judicial commissioners are supervised by the general sessions judges, the management and supervision of any judicial commissioners appointed pursuant to this section must rotate between the general sessions judges having criminal jurisdiction in the county on an annual basis. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 40.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
25–1
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 8, 2024
D
Democratic3
66% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 1
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0539)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 65, Nays 19, PNV 3
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/14/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Gillespie
RRepublican
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