# Tennessee HB 2369: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice. Tennessee HB 2369, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2369-2025-2026 - 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 2369 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Criminal Procedure - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (159 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher probation and diversion fees for defendants: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the probation supervision fee rises from $45 to $60. The judicial diversion fee also rises from $35 to $60. Defendants subject to these fees pay $15 more for probation supervision or $25 more for judicial diversion per fee charged. The law does not state how often these fees… - Municipalities must pay for requested autopsies: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, municipalities must pay for autopsies requested by the municipality or its law enforcement agency. This payment requirement does not apply when the state pays the cost. The law does not set a dollar amount. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 28 | 4 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 73 | 13 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 24 | 2 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 4 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1025 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 4 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0925) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1080) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 13, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0999) (House) - 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-14: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means 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) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0999 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0999.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1025.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2388.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2369.pdf) - SA0925: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0925.pdf) - SA1080: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1080.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed) - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - 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 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (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 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0999 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0999.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1025.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2388.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2369.pdf) - [SA0925 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0925.pdf) - [SA1080 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1080.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2381-2025-2026) - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [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-HB2369-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).