Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, specifies that when, in the judgment of the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate, the interest of the state requires additional counsel to the attorney general and reporter, the speakers shall retain additional counsel to prosecute an action against the federal government on behalf of the state if the representation does not include payment of a fixed or contingent fee to any such additional counsel or otherwise increase state expenditures. - Amends TCA Section 8-6-106.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
24–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
Mar 20, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 7
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0023)
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 12, PNV 0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/15/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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