# Tennessee HB 1200: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence. Tennessee HB 1200, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence., 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) 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1200-2025-2026 - 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 1200 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 01/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (191 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Repeat domestic violence offenders pay $150 fee: cost, low. 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 Cri… - Public registry lists repeat domestic violence offenders: mixed, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harold Love, Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 01/01/2026 - 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 520 - 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-24: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-21: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0364) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0421) (House) - 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0194) (House) - 2025-04-15: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0421 (Substitute), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0421.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0520.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0324.pdf) - HA0194: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0194.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1200.pdf) - SA0364: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0364.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 - [HA0421 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0421.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0520.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0324.pdf) - [HA0194 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0194.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1200.pdf) - [SA0364 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0364.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) - [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-HB1200-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).