Tennessee · Senate Bill 499 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district public defenders.

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Public Defenders - As introduced, changes from 10 days to 10 business days the time period for written notice to members when the president of the district public defenders conference calls a meeting at will. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateSponsor change.
  3. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  4. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
  9. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to last calendar of 2024

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.