# Tennessee HB 1980: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to release on bail.

Tennessee HB 1980, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to release on bail., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-18 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 896) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1980
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to release on bail.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 896
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Bail, Bail Bonds
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (55 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: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Gillespie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 24 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-05-18: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 896
- 2026-04-16: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular 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)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (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/pc0896.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1945.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1980.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0896.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1945.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1980.pdf)

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