2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0096: 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

1/13/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 58

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2/26/2025
17
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/12/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Elaine Davis
Elaine Davis
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

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