# Tennessee HB 1089: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse.

Tennessee HB 1089, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1089
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses involving abuse.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 01/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (216 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Defendants pay evaluation costs unless found indigent: mixed, low. For offenses committed on or after January 1, 2026, defendants subject to these evaluations must pay evaluation costs. They must also pay for any court-ordered treatment, with payment to the court clerk before the evaluation. If the court finds a defendant indigent—unable to afford the costs—the st…
- Abuse convictions require pre-sentencing mental health checks: mixed, low. For offenses committed on or after January 1, 2026, Tennessee courts must order outpatient mental health evaluations before sentencing. Covered convictions are domestic assault, child abuse, aggravated child abuse, cruelty to animals, and aggravated cruelty to animals. A community mental health cen…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 30 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0500 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0500.pdf)
- HA0501, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0501.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0511.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0944.pdf)
- HA0121: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0121.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1089.pdf)
- SA0211: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0211.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed)
- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
- 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 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)

## Sources
- [HA0500 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0500.pdf)
- [HA0501 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0501.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0511.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0944.pdf)
- [HA0121 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0121.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1089.pdf)
- [SA0211 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0211.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1089-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).