Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, requires a judge who enters into a deferred discipline agreement regarding a matter before the board of judicial conduct to sign an affidavit stating that the judge consents to the recommendation of the investigative panel, the consent is freely and voluntarily rendered, there is a pending proceeding involving allegations of misconduct, which must be specifically set forth in the affidavit, and the facts set forth in the affidavit are true; requires the affidavit to be filed with the board upon its approval by a hearing panel. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17.
This law requires judges in Tennessee to sign a sworn statement before agreeing to a deferred discipline agreement for misconduct allegations. The affidavit must confirm that the judge voluntarily agrees to the panel's recommendation, that a specific misconduct case is pending, and that all facts in the statement are true. Once signed, the document must be submitted to the board of judicial conduct for its approval. This process adds a formal verification step to ensure judges understand and accept the terms of their disciplinary resolution.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed May 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2024 · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Apr 15, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0766)
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/20/2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cameron Sexton
RRepublican
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