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HB0961 • 2026

House of Representatives

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 52; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70; Title 71 and Chapter 895 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to legislative committees of the House of Representatives.

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Sponsor
Jones R, Walley
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Sponsor change.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how many sections are affected or which committee will take over responsibility.

Changing Committee Responsibility for Code Commission Style Guidelines

This bill changes which committee in the Tennessee House of Representatives is responsible for approving style guidelines for the Tennessee Code.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the reference to a specific committee in the Tennessee Code from 'civil justice committee' to a more general description.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members and staff of the Tennessee House of Representatives
  • The Tennessee Code Commission

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
A collection of laws for the state of Tennessee organized by subject.
Code Commission
An organization responsible for maintaining and updating the style guidelines for the Tennessee Code.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which committee will take over this responsibility.
  • It is unclear how many sections of the code are actually affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  2. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  3. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  5. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  6. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  7. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  8. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  9. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  11. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  12. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 929
By Walley

HOUSE BILL 961
By Jones R
HB0961
002063
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title
2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10;
Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 29;
Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40;
Title 41; Title 43; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 52;
Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58;
Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67; Title 68;
Title 69; Title 70; Title 71 and Chapter 895 of the
Public Acts of 2024, relative to legislative
committees of the House of Representatives.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 1-1-108(a), is amended by deleting
"civil justice committee of the house of representatives" and substituting "committee of the
house of representatives with jurisdiction over subject matters pertaining to the code
commission".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.