Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide information on the broader updates to Tennessee's laws related to criminal procedure, so this claim was removed.
Changing Report Submission Date for Criminal Law Evaluation
This bill changes the deadline for county legislative bodies to submit reports on the use of judicial commissioners from April 1 to April 30.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the date by which county legislative bodies must send a report about how judicial commissioners are used in criminal cases.
- Moves the submission deadline from April 1 to April 30 each year.
Who It Names or Affects
- County legislative bodies
- Judges of general sessions criminal court
- Chairs of legislative committees dealing with criminal matters
Terms To Know
- judicial commissioners
- People appointed to help judges in certain legal processes.
- county legislative body
- The group that makes decisions for a county, like the city council but for an entire county.
Limits and Unknowns
- Does not specify what happens if reports are submitted late.
- It does not change how judicial commissioners work or their duties.
- The bill only changes one specific date in Tennessee's laws.