Tennessee 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0982 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/06/2025

                    SB 572 – HB 982 
FISCAL NOTE 
 
 
 
Fiscal Review Committee 
Tennessee General Assembly 
 
March 6, 2025 
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564 
 
SB 572 – HB 982 
 
SUMMARY OF BILL:    Increases from $25,000 to $50,000, the jurisdictional dollar limit for 
general sessions courts in civil cases, subject to certain exceptions. 
 
 
FISCAL IMPACT: 
 
NOT SIGNIFICANT 
 
 Assumptions: 
 
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-501(d)(1), the jurisdiction of general sessions courts 
extends to the sum of $25,000 in civil cases, in both law and equity. This does not apply to 
cases of forcible entry and detainer and actions to recover personal property, in which the 
court has unlimited original jurisdiction.  
• The proposed legislation increases the jurisdiction of general sessions courts from $25,000 
to $50,000 in both law and equity civil cases.  
• Based on information provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts, any impact as a 
result of expanding the jurisdiction of general sessions courts can be absorbed within 
existing judicial resources.  
• Any fiscal impact to state or local government is therefore estimated to be not significant.  
 
 
CERTIFICATION: 
 
 The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. 
   
Bojan Savic, Executive Director