Courts, Municipal - As enacted, increases from $1.00 to $2.00 the amount of funds from the court costs collected in municipal court cases that must be forwarded by the municipal court clerk to the state treasurer for deposit and credited to the account for the administrative office of the courts for the sole purpose of defraying the administrative director's expenses in providing training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3.

HB 748 increases the mandatory amount of court costs collected in municipal court cases that must be forwarded to the state treasurer from $1.00 to $2.00 per case. This change directly affects municipal court clerks, who will now send an additional $1.00 per case to the state. The funds must be used exclusively by the Administrative Office of the Courts to cover expenses for training and continuing education programs for municipal court judges and clerks. The bill amends specific Tennessee Code sections and takes effect July 1, 2025.