Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1964
Courts - As introduced, effective September 1, 2030, divides counties into five, instead of seven, different classes by population for the purpose of determining the compensation of general sessions and juvenile judges; revises provisions setting minimum salary requirements for general sessions and juvenile judges; establishes a county litigation tax on each civil, criminal, juvenile, and traffic case initiated in a general sessions or juvenile court to defray general sessions and juvenile judges' salaries; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Farmer (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 15, 2026): Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 15, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed behind the budget - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 4, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
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