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

HB 1012: Attorneys at Law - As introduced, specifies that an attorney who, while acting in the capacity of counsel for a client or an identifiable prospective client, engages in conduct that constitutes the offense of perjury, aggravated perjury, subornation of perjury, tampering with or fabricating evidence, destruction or tampering with governmental records, or coercion or persuasion of a witness is not immune from prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 27 and Title 39.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1012 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Attorneys at Law - As introduced, specifies that an attorney who, while acting in the capacity of counsel for a client or an identifiable prospective client, engages in conduct that constitutes the offense of perjury, aggravated perjury, subornation of perjury, tampering with or fabricating evidence, destruction or tampering with governmental records, or coercion or persuasion of a witness is not immune from prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 27 and Title 39. Primary sponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johnny ShawPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  3. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
  4. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
  5. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
  6. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  7. Intro., P1C.
  8. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source