Tennessee Senate Bill 486

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-28 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 62
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, specifies that recoverable costs on appeal include the cost of preparing and transmitting the record, the cost of a transcript of the evidence or proceedings, the cost of producing necessary copies of briefs and the record, premiums paid for bonds to preserve rights pending appeal and costs incurred to obtain the bonds such as the cost of letters of credit or other costs incurred to provide security for the bonds pending appeal, litigation taxes, and any other fees of the appellate court or clerk. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 12; Title 25 and Title 27.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20, Chapter 12; Title 25 and Title 27, relative to the recovery of costs on appeal.

Sen. John Stevens [R]

2023-03-07 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-28		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 62
2023-03-13	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2023-03-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
2023-03-07	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2023-03-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
2023-01-30	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2023-01-26	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-25	Senate	Sponsor change.
2023-01-25	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0039 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-28 - Effective date(s) 03/23/2023

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0486&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0486.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0062.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0039.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0486&ga=113