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Yes: 187 • No: 0
TennesseeHB 2567114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Domestic Violence
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Offender registry keeps sensitive personal details private
Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee's public domestic violence offender registry cannot show addresses, Social Security numbers, or driver's license numbers. Other state or federal identification numbers are also barred. The registry must include names, birth dates, conviction dates, counties of conviction, and photos. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation determines what other identifying details are needed to identify offenders correctly and exclude innocent people.
Repeat domestic violence offenders face mandatory registration
Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee courts must order registration after a covered conviction involving a domestic abuse victim. The person must have at least one prior conviction for a covered offense against such a victim. The victim must meet Tennessee's legal definition of a domestic abuse victim. Covered crimes include domestic assault; protection, restraining, or no-contact order violations; theft; vandalism; harassment; and stalking. They also include elder or vulnerable-adult abuse, aggravated abuse, and sexual exploitation; all three listed levels of minor sexual exploitation; and any felony under Title 39, chapter 13. Equivalent out-of-state crimes count when committed against a domestic abuse victim; unlisted out-of-state crimes must have the same elements as a listed crime. The court must state how many prior convictions support registration. If it leaves out that number, the registration period defaults to the period for one prior conviction. The court clerk must send the final judgment to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation within seven days of the judge's final judgment.
Offender fees fund family violence services
Beginning July 1, 2026, people ordered to register must pay a one-time $150 fee at conviction, beyond other punishment. The court clerk keeps $50 for program administration, reserved for uses allowed by the registry law. The remaining $100 goes to Tennessee's Office of Criminal Justice Programs for family violence prevention and intervention grants. The office is part of the Department of Finance and Administration. The money carries forward for authorized uses instead of returning to the general fund at fiscal year-end.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Scott Cepicky
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/14/2026
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2026
Yes: 31 • No: 0
House vote • 4/13/2026
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 4/13/2026
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026
Yes: 93 • No: 0
House vote • 4/7/2026
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 4/1/2026
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 3/25/2026
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Yes: 19 • No: 0
House vote • 3/18/2026
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
5/18/2026Pub. Ch. 921
5/18/2026Signed by Governor.
5/1/2026Transmitted to Governor for his action.
4/21/2026HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
4/20/2026SenateSigned by H. Speaker
4/16/2026HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
4/15/2026HousePassed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
4/14/2026SenateAmendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0720)
4/14/2026SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
4/14/2026SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
4/14/2026SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
4/13/2026HouseSponsor(s) Added.
4/13/2026HousePassed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
4/13/2026HouseH. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0863)
4/13/2026HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
4/9/2026HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
4/8/2026HouseRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/7/2026HousePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
4/1/2026HouseRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/1/2026HousePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
3/25/2026HouseAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
3/25/2026HouseRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/25/2026HousePlaced on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
3/18/2026HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/18/2026House
Bill Text
HA0863 (Substitute)
4/13/2026
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
SA0720
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