County Officers - As enacted, requires a court to place a constable on administrative leave pending a preliminary hearing, instead of until the conclusion of the criminal prosecution, if the constable is indicted or formally charged with a misdemeanor involving gambling or moral turpitude or a felony; requires a court to place the constable on administrative leave until the conclusion of the criminal prosecution if the court finds probable cause that the constable committed the crime. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
27–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Apr 1, 2024
D
Democratic5
60% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 6, PNV 1
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 Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kip Capley
RRepublican
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