Tennessee Senate Bill SR0328

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/26/26
• Enrolled: 3/19/26
• Passed: 3/19/26

Caption

A RESOLUTION approving the amendments and revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, promulgated by the Supreme Court of Tennessee pursuant to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 4.

Summary

Senate Resolution 328 is a procedural resolution that approves amendments and revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure adopted by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The resolution recites that the Court promulgated the changes under its authority in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 4, and that the proposed revisions were filed with the General Assembly for legislative approval. By adopting the resolution, the Senate ratifies the Court’s rule changes, allowing the updated appellate procedure rules to take effect as authorized by law. Because this is a resolution approving court rules rather than a substantive policy bill, it does not create new criminal, civil, tax, or regulatory programs. Its legal effect is to confirm and give legislative approval to the Supreme Court’s amendments to the appellate rules, which govern how appeals are filed, processed, and reviewed in Tennessee courts. The affected parties are litigants, attorneys, trial and appellate courts, and the broader judicial system that relies on the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Impact

SR0328 affects Tennessee’s judicial procedure by ratifying amendments to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure under the statutory framework that requires legislative approval of court-promulgated rules. The resolution does not amend the Tennessee Code directly, but it gives force to the Supreme Court’s revised appellate rules and thereby changes the procedural rules governing appeals in Tennessee courts. The practical impact falls on appellate practice, court administration, and parties involved in civil and criminal appeals.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have received broad, noncontroversial support. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended adoption by an 8-0 vote, and the full Senate adopted the resolution by a 33-0 vote. The unanimous votes suggest general agreement with the Supreme Court’s rule revisions and little visible opposition in the legislative record provided.

Contention

No specific points of contention are reflected in the available committee or floor information. Because the resolution concerns technical appellate procedure rather than substantive policy, any disagreement would likely have centered on the content of the Supreme Court’s rule amendments themselves or on the legislature’s role in approving judicial rules, but no such objections are documented in the provided materials. The recorded votes indicate that the measure was treated as routine and largely uncontroversial.