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TennesseeSB 1089114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3, relative to municipal courts.

Sponsored By: Jack Johnson (Republican)

Became Law

Courts, Municipal

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Municipal court fee rises to $2

Beginning July 1, 2025, a municipal court fee rises from $1.00 to $2.00. If you are assessed this fee, you pay $1.00 more each time.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jack Johnson

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Dawn White

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 19

House vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025

Yes: 79 • No: 19

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/21/2025

SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 459

    5/15/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    5/15/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate

  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/28/2025Senate

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/23/2025Senate

  8. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    4/22/2025Senate

  9. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/22/2025Senate

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/22/2025House

  11. Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 19, PNV 0

    4/22/2025House

  12. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

    4/21/2025Senate

  13. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025

    4/21/2025Senate

  14. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

    4/17/2025Senate

  15. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

    4/14/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

    4/14/2025Senate

  17. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    4/2/2025Senate

  18. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  20. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

    3/31/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

    3/31/2025Senate

  22. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

    3/26/2025Senate

  23. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  24. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  25. Filed for introduction

    2/5/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

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