Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 547
Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses to include a $12.50 charge in every cost bill, to be remitted to the county government to provide support services for the purpose of promoting public safety at the sole discretion of the district attorney general; takes effect upon two-thirds vote of the county legislative body; requires a district attorney general receiving funding to submit an annual report. - Amends TCA Title 40.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Cochran (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 369
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/16/2025 4/15/2025 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 14, 2025 House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 12, 2025 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 5, 2025 House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (5) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 369 - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Objected to on Consent Calendar. - Apr 16, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/17/2025 - Apr 15, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/16/2025 - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025 - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 - Feb 5, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
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