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

HB 96: Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general and reporter to conduct an investigation and initiate criminal prosecution of a judicial elected official or district attorney general whenever the attorney general and reporter has probable cause to investigate whether an official may have violated any state criminal law and either a decision to prosecute the official by the district attorney general may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest or the attorney general and reporter receives a report of a violation of the prohibition on nepotism within state government entities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6.

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 96 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, authorizes the attorney general and reporter to conduct an investigation and initiate criminal prosecution of a judicial elected official or district attorney general whenever the attorney general and reporter has probable cause to investigate whether an official may have violated any state criminal law and either a decision to prosecute the official by the district attorney general may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest or the attorney general and reporter receives a report of a violation of the prohibition on nepotism within state government entities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 58.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Elaine DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 58
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025
  9. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
  11. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
  12. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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