# Tennessee HB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 40 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6, relative to victim notification systems.

Tennessee HB 2221, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 40 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6, relative to victim notification systems., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2221
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 40 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6, relative to victim notification systems.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (150 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Court clerks share data for victim notifications: benefit, low. Tennessee criminal court clerks must give the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association all court data needed to run the criminal proceedings notification system. This supports the system used to notify victims about criminal proceedings. The requirement took effect immediately when the act became law.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 882
- 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-10: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0825) (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0975) (House)
- 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0975 (Substitute), 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0975.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0882.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2210.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2221.pdf)
- SA0825: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0825.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed)
- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed)
- HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed)
- HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed)

## Sources
- [HA0975 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0975.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0882.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2210.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2221.pdf)
- [SA0825 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0825.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2221-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).