# Tennessee HB 1765: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection. Tennessee HB 1765, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1765-2025-2026 - 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 1765 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 30 - Subjects: Orders of Protection - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (29 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: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Charlie Baum (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-18: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass, if am; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-01-22: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-22: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-01-21: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1765.pdf) - HA0569: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0569.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1765.pdf) - SA0560: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0560.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1765.pdf) - [HA0569 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0569.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1765.pdf) - [SA0560 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0560.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1765-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).