TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 18, 2024

The Tennessee House and Senate both passed the budget for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 today. HB2973/SB2942 includes $8.6 million in additional recurring funding to increase the hourly rate for court-appointed attorneys representing the indigent. The funding, which was added by the House and Senate Finance committees earlier this week, will raise the rate by $10 an hour to $60 an hour. The appropriation will mark the first time the rate has been increased since 1997. The TBA remains committed to working with stakeholders to secure additional resources to fairly compensate lawyers who do this important work.