# Tennessee HB 0483: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to district attorneys general. Tennessee HB 0483, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to district attorneys general., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Effective date(s) 05/07/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0483-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0483 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to district attorneys general. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: District Attorneys - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (177 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Backup prosecutor if district attorney refuses: benefit, medium. If the Memphis district attorney clearly refuses to prosecute crimes for unjustifiable or unconstitutional reasons, the Attorney General can ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to appoint a temporary prosecutor. If the Court finds such a refusal, it appoints an attorney from a list provided by the dist… - State review of Memphis prosecutions: benefit, low. The Tennessee Attorney General studies how the Thirtieth Judicial District handles cases from the Memphis Safe Task Force. The review covers plea deals, convictions, sentences, dismissals, and the DA’s reasons for reducing or dropping charges. It also reviews bail and pretrial-release recommendatio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/22/2026 | pass | 66 | 25 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 23 | 6 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 | pass | 71 | 23 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 9 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-05-14: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 - 2026-05-14: Pub. Ch. 928 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 66, Nays 25 PNV 0 HB0483 (House) - 2026-04-20: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/2026 (House) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0995) (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-15: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1061) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-04: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA1061 (Substitute), 2026-04-15: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1061.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0928.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0483.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0483.pdf) - SA0995: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0995.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [HA1061 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1061.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0928.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0483.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0483.pdf) - [SA0995 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0995.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0483-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).