# Tennessee HB 1229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 33, relative to forfeiture. Tennessee HB 1229, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 33, relative to forfeiture., 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. 319) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1229-2025-2026 - 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 1229 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 33, relative to forfeiture. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 319 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 29 - Subjects: Forfeiture of Assets - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (63 yes, 0 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: Charlie Baum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Travis ## 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 FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-13: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 319 - 2025-04-15: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (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; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass 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) - 2025-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (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 - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0319.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0481.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1229.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 - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0319.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0481.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1229.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-HB1229-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).