HB 2205 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

District Attorneys - As introduced, establishes that the district attorney general shall only prosecute cases in municipal court where the municipality provides sufficient additional prosecutorial personnel for the district attorney general; empowers the district attorney general with sole and exclusive discretion in determining the necessity and sufficiency of the additional prosecutorial personnel; specifies the particular resources the district attorney general has absolute discretion to use in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2024 Last action Mar 14, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2024

How they voted

82–13
Passed
Total votes 95
Mar 11, 2024
D Democratic21
8 Yea 13 Nay
61% Nay
R Republican74
74 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 13, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jody Barrett
Jody Barrett
RRepublican
TN
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