Tennessee · 114

HB 1964

Courts - As introduced, effective September 1, 2030, divides counties into five, instead of seven, different classes by population for the purpose of determining the compensation of general sessions and juvenile judges; revises provisions setting minimum salary requirements for general sessions and juvenile judges; establishes a county litigation tax on each civil, criminal, juvenile, and traffic case initiated in a general sessions or juvenile court to defray general sessions and juvenile judges' salaries; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50.

Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Summary AI-generated

HB 1964 proposes to divide Tennessee counties into five population classes instead of seven for determining the compensation of general sessions and juvenile judges, effective September 1, 2030. The bill revises minimum salary requirements for these judges and establishes a county litigation tax on civil, criminal, juvenile, and traffic cases to defray their salaries. It also amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 50 to make other related revisions.

Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Issue tags AI-classified

Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Sponsors

Roll-call votes on this bill

QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means… lower pass 0 0 0 Mar 23, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary… lower pass 0 0 0 Mar 11, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0