---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judicial Districts - As enacted, requires that any employee of the twenty-first judicial district who transfers to the same position in the thirty-second judicial district as of September 1, 2022, must retain the same level of salary and benefits, subject to appropriation by the general assembly in the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18."
description: "Judicial Districts - As enacted, requires that any employee of the twenty-first judicial district who transfers to the same position in the thirty-second judicial district as of September 1, 2022, must retain the same level of salary and benefits, subject to appropriation by the general assembly in the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 222"
citation: "Tennessee SB 222 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judicial Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curcio", "Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a077d89b-2f73-459a-bd02-e2185c2021df"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0222&GA=112"
source_hash: "46ca69a2b1672e3027f4e9f3a445b6843cabe568f051abf566d0b814369c426c"
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 222 (112) — Judicial Districts - As enacted, requires that any employee of the twenty-first judicial district who transfers to the same position in the thirty-second judicial district as of September 1, 2022, must retain the same level of salary and benefits, subject to appropriation by the general assembly in the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0383** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0383.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0396** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0396.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0222.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/27/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021 5/3/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/20/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/13/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curcio — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee / no second
- **2021-04-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Judiciary Comm.
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0396)
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0383) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 05/27/2021
- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 581
- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 581

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a077d89b-2f73-459a-bd02-e2185c2021df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).