Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 443: District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general to conduct a study of a district attorney general's disposition of charges and other ancillary matters within the 30th judicial district; authorizes the attorney general to petition the supreme court for appointment of a district attorney general pro tem if a district attorney general in this state has peremptorily and categorically refused to prosecute criminal offenses based on an unjustifiable and unconstitutional standard, without regard to facts or circumstances or taken other official action that constitutes a failure or refusal to prosecute according to the law. - Amends TCA Title 8.

In committee Last action May 14, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 928

Plain-language summary

SB 443 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: District Attorneys - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general to conduct a study of a district attorney general's disposition of charges and other ancillary matters within the 30th judicial district; authorizes the attorney general to petition the supreme court for appointment of a district attorney general pro tem if a district attorney general in this state has peremptorily and categorically refused to prosecute criminal offenses based on an unjustifiable and unconstitutional standard, without regard to facts or circumstances or taken other official action that constitutes a failure or refusal to prosecute according to the law. - Amends TCA Title 8. Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 928.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican).