HB 2491 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

District Attorneys - As enacted, eliminates the fraud and economic crimes fees and assessments in criminal prosecutions for counties that have enacted a $12.50 court cost to be used for supplemental funding for the district attorney general's office; requires existing funds in fraud and economic crimes prosecution fund to be remitted back to the county government of original assessment and collection. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 3.

HB 2491 eliminates fraud and economic crimes fees in Tennessee counties that have implemented a $12.50 court cost. It requires district attorneys to return existing funds collected under those fees to the original county government once the new $12.50 court cost fund balances equal the old fraud fund. The bill directly affects counties using the $12.50 fee and district attorney offices holding these funds. It changes how criminal prosecution funding is allocated by redirecting resources back to local governments when the new system meets the old fund's balance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed May 21, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
17
Committee
16
May 21, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
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Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
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Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
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Feb 5, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Ryan Williams
RRepublican
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