# Tennessee HB 1450: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail. Tennessee HB 1450, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1450-2025-2026 - 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 1450 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-10 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Bail, Bail Bonds - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (153 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New limits for outside groups posting bail: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee sets new limits for non-exempt entities posting bail security. Each entity can post only once per defendant per calendar year, with a $5,000 annual cap for that defendant. Each bond also needs approval under the state's bond approval process. These limits exclude d… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 71 | 16 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 2 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 4 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 941 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 5 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 16, PNV 4 (House) - 2026-04-22: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0655) (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-01-14: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-13: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-11-10: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0655 (Substitute), 2026-04-22: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0655.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0941.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1450.pdf) - HA1242: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1242.pdf) - HA1243: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1243.pdf) - HA1244: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1244.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1450.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0655 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0655.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0941.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1450.pdf) - [HA1242 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1242.pdf) - [HA1243 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1243.pdf) - [HA1244 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1244.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1450.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1450-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).