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

SB 445: Public Defenders - As enacted, creates five additional assistant district public defender positions effective July 1, 2025. - 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

SB 445 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Defenders - As enacted, creates five additional assistant district public defender positions effective July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 485.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd GardenhirePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10

“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. 485
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Companion House Bill substituted
  4. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
  7. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
  10. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025
  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
  12. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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