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

HB 2563: Public Defenders - As introduced, changes from 10 days to 10 business days the number of days' written notice the president of the district public defenders conference must give before calling an at-will meeting of the conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4.

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 2563 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Defenders - As introduced, changes from 10 days to 10 business days the number of days' written notice the president of the district public defenders conference must give before calling an at-will meeting of the conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: John Gillespie (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John GillespiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97

“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. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  3. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  4. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
  5. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
  6. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  8. Ref. to Judiciary Committee
  9. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  11. Intro., P1C.
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

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