Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/sb-655.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

80 lines
4.5 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney general, to conduct specific proceedings under title 8, chapter 47, regarding removal of officers, which the district attorney general is authorized by law to conduct in that district. - Amends TCA Title 8."
description: "District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney general, to conduct specific proceedings under title 8, chapter 47, regarding removal of officers, which the district attorney general is authorized by law to conduct in that district. - Amends TCA Title 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 655"
citation: "Tennessee SB 655 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["District Attorneys"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-31"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b351078e-175b-49fa-9c74-8f917e935fa8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0655&ga=114"
source_hash: "7e5df085c5d63e3ebf33c2719ee59435a8f75ed0f26a9d854173b2837af59df2"
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 655 (114) — District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney general, to conduct specific proceedings under title 8, chapter 47, regarding removal of officers, which the district attorney general is authorized by law to conduct in that district. - Amends TCA Title 8.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0655.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **7513** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2025 Passed — **62** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1) — **235** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-25** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 373
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b351078e-175b-49fa-9c74-8f917e935fa8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).