H.B. 1409

# Plain-Language Summary of H.B. 1409 H.B. 1409 is Tennessee's state budget bill that appropriates funds for the fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, authorizing spending across all branches of state government including the legislature, judiciary, and executive departments. The bill allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the operations of courts, law enforcement agencies (including district attorneys and public defenders), the Attorney General's office, the Secretary of State, and the Comptroller of the Treasury, among other state agencies. By passing this appropriations bill, the Tennessee General Assembly is determining how state tax revenue will be distributed and spent to maintain the basic functions of state government and provide public services.