Judicial Districts - As enacted, creates one additional trial court each in the sixteenth, nineteenth, and twenty-first judicial districts; requires the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house to establish an advisory task force to review the composition of Tennessee's current judicial districts. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14; Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18, Chapter 4 and Title 18, Chapter 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Dec 22, 2016
Signed May 21, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2018 · House Apr 24, 2018
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 24, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
65
Key actions
31
Committee
27
Amendments
3
May 21, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Amended
Senate refused to concur in amendment (Amendment 2 - HA1267)
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to lift from table adopted.
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted.
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 1, PNV 1
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA1169)
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1055)
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1267)
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2018
upper
Apr 18, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2018
upper
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2018
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2018
upper
Apr 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018
upper
Apr 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/18
lower
Apr 4, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2018
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/27/2018
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2018
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Ref. Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Dec 22, 2016
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Green
RRepublican
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