TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 11, 2024

A bill that would allow Tennesseans to analyze their district attorney’s work is headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, Action News 5 reports. If signed into law, SB2556, also known as the DA Transparency Act, would require Tennessee district attorneys to report aggregate information to the governor each year. Data points would include arrests, indictments, transfers, dispositions and more. Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference Executive Committee member and 25th Judicial District Attorney Mark Davidson welcomed the move, saying, “DAs across the state are proud of the job they are doing and look forward to the report confirming the good work being done to keep the public safe.”