Attorney General highlights $233M in recoveries, new civil‑rights enforcement caseload and major litigation

Tennessee’s attorney general addressed the committee with an overview of the office’s workload, financial position and litigation priorities. The attorney general said the office "brought in approximately $233,000,000" while incurring expenditures of under $73,000,000, and emphasized the office’s role in defending state policy in high‑profile litigation.

He described the newly formed civil‑rights enforcement division, saying the office has received about "858 complaints since July 1" and has identified roughly 134 that fall within its jurisdiction so far; the remainder were outside the division’s statutory scope. The AG discussed several noteworthy matters: a U.S. Supreme Court victory involving state legislation on gender‑transition treatment for minors, ongoing litigation over education‑savings accounts and education‑freedom scholarship programs, challenges around the state’s execution protocol and other matters. The attorney general said consumer‑protection work continues, highlighting settlements and a multi‑state case against ticketing platforms.

Members asked about staffing and reserve‑fund growth; the AG said reserves pay litigation expenses and support positions in consumer protection and related functions. He and deputies described a multistate approach used to send cease‑and‑desist letters to about 40 online sweepstakes casinos, which ceased operations in Tennessee following the letters.