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.

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Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 15, 2026
Last action: Apr 20, 2026 — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Session: 114
Momentum: 31 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

24.8% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -4 31/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 176 days quiet

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