Tennessee · House Bill 43 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 2, Part 5, relative to trial courts.

HB 43 Sponsored by Jody Barrett Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Died  
  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 introduced, adds an additional trial court in the 23rd judicial district composed of Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, and Stewart counties effective September 1, 2023, with the additional judge or chancellor to be appointed by the governor. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2, Part 5.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  4. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  5. CommitteeRef. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  6. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  7. HouseSponsor change.
  8. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  10. CommitteePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/8/2023 · House Civil Justice Committee
  11. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  12. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  13. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  14. HousePlaced behind the budget
  1. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  2. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/21/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  4. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  5. HousePlaced behind the budget
  6. HouseDef. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  8. HouseReturned to the Clerk's Desk.

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.