SB 4 TN
Courts, Supreme Court of Tennessee - As introduced, requires the expenses of the Tennessee supreme court to include each year an amount sufficient to provide the chief justice with a security detail to transport and accompany the chief justice on all official state business. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17.
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Summary
Senate Bill 4 amends Tennessee law to require that the Tennessee Supreme Court's annual budget include sufficient funding for a security detail to transport and accompany the chief justice during official state business. The measure establishes this as a permanent budgetary requirement. It takes effect July 1, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rose Republican · primary
Action history (6)
- Nov 19, 2024 Filed for introduction · lower
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · lower
- Jan 15, 2025 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · upper
- Feb 13, 2025 Withdrawn. · lower
- Jul 30, 2026 Signed by Senate Speaker · upper
- Jul 30, 2026 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · lower
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HOUSE BILL 3 By Bulso
SENATE BILL 4 By Rose AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 17, relative to the Tennessee supreme court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-3-103, is amended by adding the following language to the end of the section: Such expenses shall include each year an amount sufficient to provide the chief justice with a security detail to transport and accompany the chief justice on all official state business. SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
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