# Tennessee SB 1089: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3, relative to municipal courts.

Tennessee SB 1089, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3, relative to municipal courts., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1089
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 17, Chapter 3, relative to municipal courts.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts, Municipal
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (132 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher fee for Tennessee municipal court users: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises one Tennessee municipal court fee from $1 to $2. People who owe this fee pay $1 more each time it is charged.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 | pass | 79 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 459
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 19, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0459.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0748.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1089.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0459.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0748.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1089.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1089-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).