# Tennessee HB 0486: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district public defenders. Tennessee HB 0486, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district public defenders., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0486-2025-2026 - 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 0486 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district public defenders. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Defenders - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (195 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee Adds Five Public Defender Positions: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee law creates five additional assistant district public defender positions. The law does not set salaries, funding amounts, or rules for filling these jobs. The act otherwise took effect when it became law. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 - 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 485 - 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0388) (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0380) (House) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-09: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-09: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-01: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-12: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0380 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0380.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0485.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0486.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0486.pdf) - SA0388: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0388.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 - [HA0380 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0380.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0485.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0486.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0486.pdf) - [SA0388 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0388.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-HB0486-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).