# Tennessee HB 1256: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 and Title 70, relative to criminal justice. Tennessee HB 1256, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 and Title 70, relative to criminal justice., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1256-2025-2026 - 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 1256 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 and Title 70, relative to criminal justice. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (151 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Delayed fugitive listings protect bail sureties: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, delayed fugitive database entry removes a surety's liability on a bail undertaking. A surety is the person or company that guarantees the bail obligation. This protection applies if the defendant is not listed within three business days after the entering agency receives the… - Faster tracking of defendants missing court: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee requires faster warrant processing in qualifying missed-court cases. This covers felonies, Class A or B misdemeanors the court finds violent or sexual, and defendants charged with failure to appear. When a signature is needed, judicial officials must sign the warra… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 91 | 2 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-05-08: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-08: Pub. Ch. 352 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0392) (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-14: Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-14: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0383) (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) - 2025-04-09: 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) - 2025-03-26: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0383 (Substitute), 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0383.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0352.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1133.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1256.pdf) - SA0392: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0392.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 - [HA0383 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0383.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0352.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1133.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1256.pdf) - [SA0392 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0392.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-HB1256-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).