# Tennessee HB 0445: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 22; Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to rights of citizenship. Tennessee HB 0445, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 22; Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to rights of citizenship., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-13 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 298); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0445-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0445 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 22; Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to rights of citizenship. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 298 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: Criminal Procedure - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (22 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-05-13: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 298 - 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-15: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-10: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0298.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0407.pdf) - HA0321: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0321.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0445.pdf) - SA0395: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0395.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0298.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0407.pdf) - [HA0321 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0321.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0445.pdf) - [SA0395 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0395.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0445-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).