Public Employees - As introduced, provides a five-day grace period for assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators to submit expense accounts. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.

HB 497 (Tennessee) amends state law to provide a five-day grace period for assistant district attorneys general and criminal investigators to submit late expense accounts. Specifically, it changes the rule that previously disallowed unpaid expense accounts for late submission, requiring instead that accounts must not be paid unless these employees submit them within five days of the month's end with an explanation. The bill directly affects these two specific public employee roles in the criminal justice system. It takes effect June 30, 2025. This is a procedural change to existing compensation rules, not a substantive policy shift.