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Bill Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal magistrates in the 10 counties in which the criminal courts experience the highest judicial caseload, if authorized by the legislative body of an eligible county; authorizes the judges of the county with criminal jurisdiction to appoint the criminal magistrate, who shall serve at the pleasure of the majority of the judges of the county with criminal jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 40. Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal magistrates in the 10 counties in which the criminal courts experience the highest judicial caseload, if authorized by the legislative body of an eligible county; authorizes the judges of the county with criminal jurisdiction to appoint the criminal magistrate, who shall serve at the pleasure of the majority of the judges of the county with criminal jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 40. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 HB 2251 Tennessee HB 2251 (114)
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Tennessee HB 2251 (114) — Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal magistrates in the 10 counties in which the criminal courts experience the highest judicial caseload, if authorized by the legislative body of an eligible county; authorizes the judges of the county with criminal jurisdiction to appoint the criminal magistrate, who shall serve at the pleasure of the majority of the judges of the county with criminal jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 40.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment SA1065 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — 940 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — 285 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (4) — 100 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/9/2026 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (3) — 280 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (6) — 70 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (5) — 170 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2026 Passed (2) — 256 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Grills — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-02 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2026-02-04 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2026-02-05 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2026-02-05 P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-04 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  • 2026-03-11 Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
  • 2026-03-11 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-18 Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
  • 2026-03-18 Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
  • 2026-03-25 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
  • 2026-03-25 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-25 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-01 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
  • 2026-04-01 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-07 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-08 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  • 2026-04-09 H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026
  • 2026-04-13 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. receipt
  • 2026-04-13 Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2026-04-14 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-04-21 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 passage
  • 2026-04-21 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1065)
  • 2026-04-21 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. substitution
  • 2026-04-22 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026
  • 2026-04-22 H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1
  • 2026-04-23 Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 5 passage
  • 2026-04-23 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1065)
  • 2026-04-23 Motion to reconsider adopted. (Amendment 1 - SA1065)
  • 2026-04-23 Lift tableing motion
  • 2026-04-30 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-30 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. enrolled
  • 2026-05-05 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-05-07 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-19 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-26 Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
  • 2026-05-26 Pub. Ch. 1017

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5697f2d8-d585-4db3-8bb2-d8c012a2783b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).