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type: "Bill"
title: "Judicial Officers - As enacted, establishes that in Knox County one magistrate judge must be appointed by a majority of the county's general sessions judges and the length of their term is decided by a majority of the county's general sessions judges; specifies the magistrates' duties as issuing arrest warrants and setting bonds. - Amends TCA Section 40-1-111."
description: "Judicial Officers - As enacted, establishes that in Knox County one magistrate judge must be appointed by a majority of the county's general sessions judges and the length of their term is decided by a majority of the county's general sessions judges; specifies the magistrates' duties as issuing arrest warrants and setting bonds. - Amends TCA Section 40-1-111."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1994"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1994 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judicial Officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fff9601-e2e6-4ce2-bd37-c83da59f667f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1994&GA=113"
source_hash: "fc1375b28243870678d7d5478b1d96603a431b78b6200c61be84b7586f601a21"
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 1994 (113) — Judicial Officers - As enacted, establishes that in Knox County one magistrate judge must be appointed by a majority of the county's general sessions judges and the length of their term is decided by a majority of the county's general sessions judges; specifies the magistrates' duties as issuing arrest warrants and setting bonds. - Amends TCA Section 40-1-111.
## 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/SB1994.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2024 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-29** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 683
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fff9601-e2e6-4ce2-bd37-c83da59f667f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).