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SB0655 • 2026

District Attorneys

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to removal of officers.

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Sponsor
Stevens, Moody
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide details on what happens if there's no consent or how often it will be used.

District Attorney Special Appointments

This bill allows one district attorney to appoint another district attorney or their assistant from another area to handle specific cases involving the removal of officers.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows a district attorney to specially appoint another district attorney or an assistant from another judicial district, with that other district attorney's consent, to conduct proceedings related to the removal of officers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • District attorneys in Tennessee
  • Assistant district attorneys in Tennessee

Terms To Know

district attorney general
A lawyer who represents the government and prosecutes criminal cases for a specific area called a judicial district.
judicial district
An official division of a state where courts operate, each with its own district attorney.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the other district attorney does not consent to the appointment.
  • It is unclear how often this special appointment power will be used in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

  2. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 373

  3. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 373

  4. 2025-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 13, PNV 0

  10. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/16/2025

  13. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  14. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

  16. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 5

  19. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  20. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  21. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

  22. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  23. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  24. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  25. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  26. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  27. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  28. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  29. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  30. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025

  31. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  33. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  34. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  35. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  36. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  37. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  38. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  39. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  40. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1010
By Moody

SENATE BILL 655
By Stevens

SB0655
000934
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
relative to removal of officers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-7-106(b), is amended by adding
the following new subdivision:
(6) Upon the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district,
specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney
general, to conduct specific proceedings under chapter 47 of this title, regarding removal
of officers, which the district attorney general is authorized by law to conduct in that
district.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.