District Attorneys - As enacted, requires district attorneys general to designate one assistant district attorney general as the lead prosecutor in cases involving crimes committed against children; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to provide annual training to assistant district attorneys designated as lead prosecutors in crimes committed against children. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16, Chapter 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Apr 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 3, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
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 25, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0141)
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/14/2023
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 3/14/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/7/2023
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Littleton
RRepublican
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