# Tennessee HB 1624: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic abuse. Tennessee HB 1624, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic abuse., 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-HB1624-2025-2026 - 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 1624 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic abuse. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (151 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader no-contact rules for domestic abuse: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee expands protections for domestic abuse victims and criminal liability for knowingly violating qualifying no-contact orders. Covered orders include those issued before release on bond after arrest. They also include orders imposed after conviction as part of a sente… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 949 - 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) - 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-13: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-01-21: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0949.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1624.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1624.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 - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0949.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1624.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1624.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-HB1624-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).