# Tennessee HB 2494: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-23-103; Title 16 and Title 67, relative to courts.

Tennessee HB 2494, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-23-103; Title 16 and Title 67, relative to courts., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2494
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-23-103; Title 16 and Title 67, relative to courts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Judges and Chancellors
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (26 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: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (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: Sponsor(s) Added. (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)
- 2026-03-11: 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)
- 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2329.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2494.pdf)
- SA0515: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0515.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2428: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (failed)
- HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed)
- HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed)
- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2329.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2494.pdf)
- [SA0515 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0515.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2494-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).