Courts, Administrative Office of the

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about consequences for non-compliance or duration of report availability.

Making Court Reports Public

This bill requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to post monthly reports about personal injury and death cases claiming money damages on their website.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to post monthly reports online.
• The reports must show how many personal injury or death cases are filed each month, proceed to trial, and result in damages.

Who It Names or Affects

• Administrative Office of the Courts
• People who file personal injury or death claims

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated

The official collection of laws for Tennessee.

Administrative Office of the Courts

An office that helps manage and support the courts in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how long reports must be kept online.
• The bill does not explain what happens if the Administrative Office fails to post the reports on time.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2541
By Gardenhire
SB2541
012715
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title
24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28 and Title 29,
relative to courts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-21-111(c), is amended by
deleting the last sentence and substituting instead:
The report is a public document and must be posted on the website of the administrative
office of the courts.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.