# Tennessee HB 2374: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail. Tennessee HB 2374, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail., 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) 05/19/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2374-2025-2026 - 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 2374 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Bail, Bail Bonds - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (298 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required fugitive listings and possible bail relief: mixed, low. The law took effect immediately upon becoming law. When a defendant misses court, the listing rule applies if the court issues a bench warrant or capias. The felony must be violent or sexual in nature, as determined by the court. The defendant must enter an available state or federal fugitive list… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 | pass | 83 | 1 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 | pass | 30 | | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1026 - 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) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 33, Nayes 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 83, Nays 1, PNV 4 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-20: Conference Committee appointed. (Haile, Hatcher, Lamar) (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Conf. comm. appointed. (Rep. Scarbrough, Atchley, Hemmer, Doggett) (House) - 2026-04-16: H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4-16-26 (House) - 2026-04-16: Senate refused to recede from amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1 (House) - 2026-04-13: H. Placed on Message Calendar (House) - 2026-04-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0912) (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 (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) - 2026-02-05: 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 - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1026.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2161.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2374.pdf) - SA0912: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0912.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 - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1026.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2161.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2374.pdf) - [SA0912 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0912.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-HB2374-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).