# Tennessee HB 1815: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to arrestees. Tennessee HB 1815, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to arrestees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1815-2025-2026 - 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 1815 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to arrestees. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Jails, Local Lock-ups - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (151 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Legal updates to jail intake rules: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law makes clear that the general list of who can be committed to jail does not override the medical-intake rule. It also states that the usual civil-liability rule does not apply when a jailer refuses intake under the medical-intake rule. - Jails can delay intake for medical care: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, jail staff may refuse or delay taking an arrestee who has an obvious serious injury or emergency condition and has not been treated. They must write down the facts that support any refusal or delay. The arresting agency must get medical care for the person before bringing th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Travis ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 751 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-27: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-26: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0758) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-19: Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-19: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0665) (House) - 2026-03-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Reset on cal. for 3/19/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-12: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0665, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0665.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0751.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1724.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1815.pdf) - SA0758: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0758.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 - [HA0665 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0665.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0751.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1724.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1815.pdf) - [SA0758 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0758.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-HB1815-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).