TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Allan Ramsaur on Apr 11, 2017

The Senate Judiciary Committee today recommended a new pay scale for assistant district attorneys general. Salaries under the bill (SB 1249/HB 1250), as amended, would rise by $8,000 to $14,000. A similar bill for assistant district public defenders will be heard next week. The bill's sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R- Collierville), indicated that if the effort to fund road construction out of the state's general fund rather than an increase in the gas tax is successful, none of the committee’s recommendations like this one for general fund expenditures are likely to be funded.