Courts, Supreme Court of Tennessee - As introduced, requires the expenses of the Tennessee supreme court to include each year an amount sufficient to provide the chief justice with a security detail to transport and accompany the chief justice on all official state business. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17.

HB 3, introduced in Tennessee's 2025 legislative session, requires the state Supreme Court budget to include annual funding for a security detail to accompany the Chief Justice during all official state business. This bill directly affects the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court by mandating security coverage for their official duties. The key provision amends Tennessee Code Sections 16-3-103 (relating to court expenses) to explicitly include this security detail funding, effective July 1, 2025. The bill was withdrawn on January 16, 2025, and did not become law.