---
type: "Bill"
title: "Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, grants the attorney general and reporter, in cases where a defendant has been sentenced to death and is seeking collateral or direct review of a conviction or sentence, exclusive control over the state's defense of the request for review and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with such matter. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4."
description: "Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, grants the attorney general and reporter, in cases where a defendant has been sentenced to death and is seeking collateral or direct review of a conviction or sentence, exclusive control over the state's defense of the request for review and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with such matter. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1002"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1002 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General and Reporter"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d9853e1-9497-4326-a2c2-a67ecb3a1527"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1002&GA=113"
source_hash: "2213f61fb1fe4abdc2d37b531efb8ec325a13c732ee5f432b5014e26fe4ac65a"
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 1002 (113) — Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, grants the attorney general and reporter, in cases where a defendant has been sentenced to death and is seeking collateral or direct review of a conviction or sentence, exclusive control over the state's defense of the request for review and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with such matter. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0226** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0226.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0267** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0267.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1002.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/17/2023 Passed — **76–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **72–14** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/14/2023 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023 3/23/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/17/2023 Failed — **23–74** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (2) — **74–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0226) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0267)
- **2023-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-17** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 76, Nays 19 PNV 0 HB1002
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 182

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d9853e1-9497-4326-a2c2-a67ecb3a1527`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).