2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0019: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 6, relative to investigations by the attorney general and reporter.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, authorizes the attorney general and reporter to conduct an investigation and initiate criminal prosecution of a judicial elected official or district attorney general whenever the attorney general and reporter has probable cause to investigate whether an official may have violated any state criminal law and either a decision to prosecute the official by the district attorney general may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest or the attorney general and reporter receives a report of a violation of the prohibition on nepotism within state government entities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6.

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Bill History

12/18/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/14/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
1/15/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
2/11/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025
Senate
2/18/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Senate
2/20/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
Senate
2/24/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2
Senate
2/24/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
2/27/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
3/12/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/12/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate
3/25/2025
Signed by Governor.
Senate
4/8/2025
Pub. Ch. 58
4/8/2025
Effective date(s) 03/25/2025

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/10/2025
73
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
2/24/2025
29
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2/18/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/202559.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/13/20258.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text12/18/20248.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/2025160.4 KB