Judicial Districts - As enacted, requires that judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, chancery courts, circuit courts, criminal courts, and courts exercising the jurisdiction imposed in one or more of the chancery courts, circuit courts or criminal courts be in good standing with the board of responsibility not have been publicly censured by the board of professional responsibility or suspended or disbarred from the practice of law within the 10 years preceding the judge's term of office for engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 37.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Jun 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2022 · House Apr 25, 2022
How they voted
22–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 27
Apr 20, 2022
D
Democratic4
50% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
21
Committee
18
Amendments
5
Jun 1, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 2 (Amendment 5 - HA0948)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0871)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0872)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0908)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 5 - HA0948)
lower
Apr 25, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0848)
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 3, PNV 0
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0909)
upper
Apr 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 3, PNV 3
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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