# Tennessee HB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection.

Tennessee HB 1900, 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 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1118) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1900
- 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: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1118
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Orders of Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (29 yes, 2 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: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1118
- 2026-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1118.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1900.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1900.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1118.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1900.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1900.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1900-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).