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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Officials - As enacted, raises the base salary from $156,024 to $205,328 for district attorneys general and district public defenders. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 16."
description: "Public Officials - As enacted, raises the base salary from $156,024 to $205,328 for district attorneys general and district public defenders. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 16."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1659"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1659 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Officials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks G"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5139754-6191-4032-a043-086085b7bc42"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1659&GA=113"
source_hash: "5c9a25ca835d8f46571a7491c2fd50be2db42b680712c4b90d9931f1e30936e9"
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 1659 (113) — Public Officials - As enacted, raises the base salary from $156,024 to $205,328 for district attorneys general and district public defenders. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 16.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1659.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/19/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **292** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **970** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2024 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hicks G — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Placed behind the budget
- **2024-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-28** Effective date(s) 05/21/2024
- **2024-05-28** Pub. Ch. 974
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5139754-6191-4032-a043-086085b7bc42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).