Judicial Districts

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about when or how the task force completed its work, only that it was obsolete.

Judicial Districts Act

This bill removes an outdated statute about a task force that reviewed judicial district compositions.

What This Bill Does

• Removes Section 16-1-119 of the Tennessee Code, which created an advisory task force to review judicial districts.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who use or are interested in Tennessee's judicial system.

Terms To Know

Judicial Districts

Areas within a state where courts have authority to hear cases and make decisions.

Task Force

A group of people brought together for a specific purpose, often to study an issue or recommend changes.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not create new rules about judicial districts.
• It only removes outdated information and does not affect current operations of the courts.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 2500
By Kyle

HOUSE BILL 2291
By Hardaway
HB2291
012597
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16
and Title 17, relative to courts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-1-119, is amended by deleting the
section in its entirety.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.