Tennessee · House Bill 418 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 17, Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to special judges.

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, removes provisions that allow parties in certain civil cases to agree to employ a retired or former judge to hear the case and provide for the process and manner of trial. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 7 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  6. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/15/2023 · House Civil Justice Committee
  1. HouseAction def. in Civil Justice Committee to 2/22/2023
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/22/2023 · House Civil Justice Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 118

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.