2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0486: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district public defenders.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, changes from 10 days to 10 business days the amount of written notice that must be given to members of the district public defenders conference for meetings called at the will of the president of the conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
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Bill History
1/29/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0380)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0388)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
4/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0380
Amendment 1-0 to HB0486
4/9/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/22/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
4/1/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt
3/6/2023
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Farmer
Republican