---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judicial Districts - As enacted, extends the date by which the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts has to complete its findings and publish a proposed statewide judicial redistricting plan; extends the date by which the general assembly must reapportion the judicial districts in accordance with such plan. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2."
description: "Judicial Districts - As enacted, extends the date by which the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts has to complete its findings and publish a proposed statewide judicial redistricting plan; extends the date by which the general assembly must reapportion the judicial districts in accordance with such plan. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 166"
citation: "Tennessee SB 166 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judicial Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2026-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/412c43c4-0254-4ae7-9f5c-7c91d95c2c72"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0166&ga=114"
source_hash: "dec57d57ed58e1dea21578f1a51da886091195827ef997b1f0dd2b556f4d9e98"
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 SB 166 (114) — Judicial Districts - As enacted, extends the date by which the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts has to complete its findings and publish a proposed statewide judicial redistricting plan; extends the date by which the general assembly must reapportion the judicial districts in accordance with such plan. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0764** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0764.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0715** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0715.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0166.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0715)
- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0764) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-02** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-27** Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
- **2026-04-27** Pub. Ch. 681

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/412c43c4-0254-4ae7-9f5c-7c91d95c2c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).