---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Defenders - As enacted, reinstates service credits and salary increases that were suspended during 2009-2010 for district public defender investigators. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 14."
description: "Public Defenders - As enacted, reinstates service credits and salary increases that were suspended during 2009-2010 for district public defender investigators. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 14."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2192"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2192 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Defenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Hulsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d793f830-abc6-4ed4-a715-55055a1d569e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2192&GA=111"
source_hash: "4c7e86602c3d8f752d0e840e5ade128ed1abb60f37ccac31545a9cb904932543"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 2192 (111) — Public Defenders - As enacted, reinstates service credits and salary increases that were suspended during 2009-2010 for district public defender investigators. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 14.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2192.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/25/2020 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/4/2020 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/18/2020 6/17/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/18/2020 Passed (2) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/16/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/16/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Hulsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-11** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed behind the budget
- **2020-06-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/16/2020
- **2020-06-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/16/2020
- **2020-06-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-18** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 757
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 757
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d793f830-abc6-4ed4-a715-55055a1d569e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).