HB1933 • 2026

District Attorneys

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to assistant district attorneys general.

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Sponsor: Vaughan, Taylor
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Study on Pay Equity for Assistant District Attorneys

This bill requires TACIR to study pay equity for assistant district attorneys general in Tennessee and report findings by January 31, 2027.

What This Bill Does

Requires TACIR to conduct a study on pay equity for assistant district attorneys general.
Includes details about the number of cases indicted or charged, going to trial, resulting in convictions with suspended sentences, probation, or diversion.
TACIR must compare caseloads among similar-sized judicial districts.

Who It Names or Affects

Assistant district attorneys general
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)
State departments and agencies that provide assistance to TACIR

Terms To Know

TACIR: The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, which studies issues related to state and local government.
Caseloads: The number of cases handled by assistant district attorneys general in each judicial district.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how TACIR will fund the study.
Does not provide details on what 'pay equity' means for assistant district attorneys general.

Amendments

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SA0904

Amendment 1-0 to SB1984

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
1 to SB1984 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
1984* House Bill No.
1933 SA0904 014539 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0904)
2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to TACIR Calendar
2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED
SENATE BILL 1984, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 requires TACIR to include in the
study

a report on

caseloads of assistant district attorneys general in each judicial district, including
all of the following:



The number of cases indicted or charged
.


The number of cases that go to trial
.


The number of cases that result in a conviction and suspended sentence, probation, or diversion
.


A comparison of the caseloads

for assistant district attorneys general in judicial districts of similar populations.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SENATE BILL 1984
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 1933
By Vaughan
HB1933
011719
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to assistant district
attorneys general.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations
(TACIR) shall study and prepare a report on pay equity for assistant district attorneys general in
this state. All appropriate state departments and agencies shall provide assistance to TACIR in
connection with the study. On or before January 31, 2027, TACIR shall report its findings and
recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the chair of the committee of the house
of representatives having jurisdiction over judiciary matters, the chair of the judiciary committee
of the senate, and the legislative librarian. It is the legislative intent that this study must be
conducted from TACIR's existing resources.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.