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SB2464 • 2026

District Attorneys

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district attorneys general.

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Sponsor
Bailey, Rudder
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide additional details about the impact of this change on meeting operations.

Changing Meeting Notice for District Attorneys

This bill changes the notice period from ten days to ten business days before an unscheduled meeting of district attorneys general conference.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time from ten days to ten business days that the president of the district attorneys general conference needs to give members before calling an unscheduled meeting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • District Attorneys General Conference members in Tennessee

Terms To Know

business days
Days when offices are open for work, excluding weekends and holidays.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if notice is given on a weekend or holiday.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the operations of district attorneys' meetings.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2442

Plain English: The amendment adds new staff positions to help Tennessee's district attorneys handle cases related to violent crime, human trafficking, DUIs, and other areas.

  • Adds 118 additional assistant district attorney general positions starting July 1, 2026.
  • Includes specialized training for at least one assistant district attorney in each district focused on preventing and prosecuting violent crimes and human trafficking offenses.
  • Creates new roles such as DUI coordinators, victim witness coordinators, criminal investigators, and IT staff to support the work of district attorneys.
  • The exact distribution of positions across different judicial districts is detailed but may be too extensive for a summary here.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2464

Plain English: The amendment adds new positions to help Tennessee's district attorneys handle cases related to violent crime, human trafficking, DUIs, and other areas.

  • Adds 118 additional assistant district attorney general positions starting July 1, 2026.
  • Includes specialized training for at least one assistant district attorney in each district focused on preventing and prosecuting violent crimes and human trafficking offenses.
  • Creates new roles such as victim witness coordinators, criminal investigators, DUI coordinators, and IT staff to support the work of district attorneys.
  • The exact distribution of positions across different judicial districts is detailed but may be too extensive for a brief summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  4. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  5. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  16. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  19. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  20. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  21. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  22. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  24. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  25. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  26. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2442
By Rudder

SENATE BILL 2464
By Bailey
SB2464
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
Chapter 7 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district
attorneys general.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-7-304, is amended by deleting "ten
(10) days" and substituting "ten (10) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.