# Tennessee HB 1964: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50, relative to courts of general sessions or juvenile jurisdiction.

Tennessee HB 1964, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50, relative to courts of general sessions or juvenile jurisdiction., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1964
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50, relative to courts of general sessions or juvenile jurisdiction.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Courts
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-15: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1734.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1964.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1734.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1964.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1964-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).