TennesseeEnacting a court cost stops fraud case fees in that county
In counties that enact the authorized court cost, fraud and economic crimes fees stop being enforced, and existing prosecution funds return after collections reach a set balance.
What it does
Once a county enacts the authorized court cost, fraud and economic crimes fees and assessments under this law must not be enforced there.
District attorney general offices must hold existing funds they control until collections from the authorized court cost reach the required balance. Then the prosecution fund account balance goes back to the county where it was originally collected.
Argument forA county that enacts the authorized court cost could avoid enforcing separate fraud and economic crimes fees and assessments there.
Argument againstA county may wait to receive the prosecution fund balance until collections from its authorized court cost reach the required amount.
More detail
The law provides that fraud and economic crimes fees and assessments under this part must not be enforced in a county once it enacts the authorized court cost. This applies within that county to the fraud and economic crimes fees and assessments established in this part. The county must enact the cost authorized by § 40-3-106.
A district attorney general must hold existing funds collected under this part that are in the office’s possession, custody, or control. Once the required collection balance is reached, the § 40-3-207 account balance must be returned to the county where it was originally assessed and collected. This covers existing funds collected under this part that a district attorney general holds, and the balance in the § 40-3-207 account. The comparison is between funds collected under § 40-3-106 and funds deposited in the § 40-3-207 account. The account balance must be returned when funds collected under § 40-3-106 equal or exceed the balance deposited in the § 40-3-207 account.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 27Pub. Ch. 1033Latest
- May 27Effective date(s) 05/21/2026
- May 21Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
- May 11Transmitted to Governor for his action.To Governor
- May 5Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
- Apr 30Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
- Apr 28Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.Minor
- Apr 22Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.Major
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 22Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
- Apr 21Received from House, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
- Apr 20Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0Passed House
- Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 20Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.Minor
- Apr 17
- Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
- Apr 15Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- Apr 15Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
- Apr 15Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- Apr 15Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
- Apr 15Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- Apr 8Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- Mar 18Placed behind the budget
- Mar 11Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 4Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/4/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- Feb 25Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
- Feb 18Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
- Feb 5P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 5Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 4Intro., P1C.Minor
- Feb 4Sponsor change.Minor
- Feb 4Sponsor(s) withdrawn.Minor
- Feb 3Filed for introductionIntroduced
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