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HB1087 • 2026

District Attorneys

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10 and Title 17, relative to district attorneys general.

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Sponsor
Crawford, Taylor
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not provide details on the specific sections of the code being amended beyond Titles 8, 10, and 17. The exact nature of these amendments is not detailed in the provided official source material.

Changing Report Deadline for District Attorneys

This bill changes the deadline for district attorneys to submit funding reports from 90 days after the end of the fiscal year to 120 days.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for district attorneys to submit funding reports from 90 days after the end of the fiscal year to 120 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • District attorneys in Tennessee
  • The District Attorneys General Conference

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year
A period of time used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually a year.
District Attorney General
The chief prosecutor in each judicial district of Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the report is submitted late.
  • It does not change any other responsibilities or deadlines for district attorneys.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 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 854
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 1087
By Crawford

HB1087
001572
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 10 and Title 17, relative to district attorneys
general.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-7-103(5), is amended by deleting
the language "ninety (90) days" and substituting "one hundred twenty (120) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.