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type: "Bill"
title: "Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, requires the board of judicial conduct to provide a complainant with a copy of the hearing panel's findings and judgment and the board's formal finding of fact and opinion and any sanction imposed; allows a complainant to appeal the board's decision to the Tennessee supreme court. - Amends TCA Title 17."
description: "Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, requires the board of judicial conduct to provide a complainant with a copy of the hearing panel's findings and judgment and the board's formal finding of fact and opinion and any sanction imposed; allows a complainant to appeal the board's decision to the Tennessee supreme court. - Amends TCA Title 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 944"
citation: "Tennessee SB 944 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judges and Chancellors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Oliver"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e48201b-5f02-4b18-81a0-6719d58cbc16"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0944&GA=113"
source_hash: "f3a3757ff0615d9d4e3218a445ce00d1dcc41452f555564b0d8f7f0860871979"
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 944 (113) — Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, requires the board of judicial conduct to provide a complainant with a copy of the hearing panel's findings and judgment and the board's formal finding of fact and opinion and any sanction imposed; allows a complainant to appeal the board's decision to the Tennessee supreme court. - Amends TCA Title 17.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0394** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0394.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0356** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0356.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0944.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **884** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/28/2023 Passed (2) — **81** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Oliver — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0356)
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 4, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0394) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 273
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e48201b-5f02-4b18-81a0-6719d58cbc16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).