# Tennessee SB 1984: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to assistant district attorneys general.

Tennessee SB 1984, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to assistant district attorneys general., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1984
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to assistant district attorneys general.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: District Attorneys
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (39 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: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-13: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0904) (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1984.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1984.pdf)
- SA0904: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0904.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1984.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1984.pdf)
- [SA0904 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0904.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1984-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).