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Yes: 191 • No: 0
TennesseeHB 1200114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
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Repeat domestic violence offenders pay $150 fee
Beginning January 1, 2026, defendants ordered to join the repeat domestic violence offender registry pay a one-time $150 fee. This fee is in addition to other punishment and is paid to the court clerk. The clerk keeps $50 for registry administration. The other $100 goes to the state’s Office of Criminal Justice Programs for family violence prevention and intervention grants. These funds carry forward for their required uses and do not return to the general fund.
Public registry lists repeat domestic violence offenders
Beginning January 1, 2026, Savanna’s Law creates a public online registry run by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Courts must order registration after a Tennessee conviction for an offense against a domestic abuse victim, with proof of at least one prior qualifying conviction. The new offense must occur on or after January 1, 2026; prior convictions can be older. Convictions include guilty verdicts and guilty, no-contest, and court-accepted best-interest pleas. Court clerks must send conviction records and birth dates to the bureau within seven days of conviction. The bureau also uses information from corrections officials and local law enforcement. Public records show names, birth dates, conviction dates, counties of conviction, and current photos. They exclude addresses, Social Security numbers, driver license numbers, and other government identification numbers. When reasonably available, clerks must provide identification documents and other identifying details to help avoid listing innocent people. The bureau must remove names and identifying information after the latest conviction: five years with one prior conviction, seven with two, ten with three, and twenty with four or more.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Rebecca K. Alexander
Republican • House
Fred Atchley
Republican • House
Elaine Davis
Republican • House
Michael Hale
Republican • House
T.J. Hardaway
Democrat • House
Kirk Haston
Republican • House
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican • House
Gary Hicks
Republican • House
Kelly Keisling
Republican • House
Mary Littleton
Republican • House
Harold Love, Jr.
Democrat • House
Jake McCalmon
Republican • House
Debra Moody
Republican • House
Antonio Parkinson
Democrat • House
Lowell Russell
Republican • House
Paul Sherrell
Republican • House
Travis
Affiliation unavailable
White
Affiliation unavailable
Ryan Williams
Republican • House
Dave Wright
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/21/2025
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025
Yes: 32 • No: 0
House vote • 4/16/2025
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 4/16/2025
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025
Yes: 96 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2025
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 4/2/2025
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 3/26/2025
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Yes: 19 • No: 0
House vote • 3/12/2025
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
5/27/2025Pub. Ch. 520
5/27/2025Signed by Governor.
5/21/2025Transmitted to Governor for his action.
5/9/2025HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
5/8/2025SenateSigned by H. Speaker
4/30/2025HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
4/24/2025HousePassed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
4/21/2025SenateAmendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0364)
4/21/2025SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
4/21/2025SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
4/17/2025SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
4/16/2025HousePassed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
4/16/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
4/16/2025HouseH. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0421)
4/16/2025HouseAm. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0194)
4/16/2025HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
4/15/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
4/14/2025HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
4/14/2025HouseRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/14/2025HousePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025
4/9/2025HouseAction def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
4/8/2025HousePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025
4/2/2025HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/2/2025HousePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
3/26/2025House
Bill Text
HA0421 (Substitute)
4/16/2025
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
HA0194
Introduced
SA0364
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