HB2494

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-23-103; Title 16 and Title 67, relative to courts.

Introduced·2/3/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB2494 amends judicial salaries and compensation for judges in Tennessee, effective September 1, 2030.

Tennessee HB2494 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to adjust judicial salaries and compensation. Effective September 1, 2030, the chief justice of the supreme court will receive a salary equal to a class 1 official, while associate justices will receive $5,000 less. Judges of the court of appeals and the court of criminal appeals will receive $10,000 less than the associate justices. General sessions judges and juvenile court judges will have their salaries set based on county classifications, with specific provisions for counties that set salaries by private act.

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Where it stands

Current
In committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

0
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Roll Call Votes

19 Yea

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0 Nay

History

Apr 15

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 8

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

Apr 1

House

Placed behind the budget