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HB 2494·TN·house

Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, increases base salaries for trial and appellate level judges and supreme court justices effective September 1, 2030; revises compensation and other requirements for general sessions judges on or after September 1, 2030. - Amends TCA Section 8-23-103; Title 16 and Title 67.

Reported by CommitteeFiled Feb 3, 2026
Sponsor: Farmer
Latest Action

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

Apr 15, 2026

Summary

The legislation increases the base pay for the chief justice, associate justices, appellate judges, chancellors, circuit and criminal court judges beginning September 1, 2030, and sets a future adjustment schedule. It also changes how general sessions and juvenile judges are classified and paid, reducing the number of county classes from seven to five and allowing counties to make these judges full‑time with a two‑thirds vote, which would bar them from other employment. These changes aim to standardize judicial compensation and address part‑time status issues.

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