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Attorney General briefs committee on major cases and civil-rights unit as office seeks no budget increase
Summary
Attorney General's office told the Judiciary Committee it is not requesting a budget increase, highlighted a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division handling hundreds of complaints, and summarized major litigation including SB1 appeals, NetChoice, Meta/Roblox and opioid settlements.
Attorney General (General) Scrimetti told the Senate Judiciary Committee his office is not requesting additional operating funds this year and outlined the office’s recent work. He described standing up a Civil Rights Enforcement Division after recent legislation; the office has received 858 complaints since July 1 and identified 134 within statutory jurisdiction so far, and the AG said the unit is actively hiring and reviewing matters.
Scrimetti summarized major litigation in which the state is engaged, including defending SB1 through the U.S. Supreme Court, defending Tennessee’s age-verification law in NetChoice at the Sixth Circuit, and separate matters involving education savings accounts, restitution from consumer matters and pharmacy price-fixing settlements that returned funds to Tennessee. "One of the significant events of the last year was the creation of the Civil Rights Enforcement Division," the attorney general said, noting the office has reviewed over 500 complaints and is hiring staff to ramp enforcement. The committee approved forwarding the AG budget to finance by roll-call vote.
