Public Defenders - As enacted, changes employee title from assistant executive director to deputy executive director; allows attorneys in the office of executive director a reasonable length of time to conclude or transfer private legal matters pending at the time of employment. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed May 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 8, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 8, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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