# Tennessee SB 0601: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to pretrial release. Tennessee SB 0601, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to pretrial release., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0601-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0601 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to pretrial release. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Bail, Bail Bonds - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (135 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency contacts for victims using monitoring: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, arresting officers must give alleged victims participating in GPS monitoring emergency dispatch and arresting agency contacts. Victims can use these contacts for immediate help when a defendant breaks a bond condition. Magistrates imposing covered monitoring conditions must… - Unpaid monitoring costs trigger court review: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, unpaid GPS monitoring or victim-device costs trigger a court review. Providers must notify the defendant and court in writing within five days after payment falls behind. The court must set a hearing within 10 days after receiving notice and hold it within 30 days. The provi… - Monitoring providers face new statewide standards: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee sets statewide standards for private providers of court-ordered electronic monitoring. Each county or municipality must make written agreements with one or more qualified providers. Providers apply locally, show at least $1 million in liability insurance while unde… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy McNally (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 95 | 1 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 253 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-14: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0371) (House) - 2025-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0397) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0253.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0580.pdf) - HA0371: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0371.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0601.pdf) - SA0397: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0397.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0253.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0580.pdf) - [HA0371 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0371.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0601.pdf) - [SA0397 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0397.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [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-SB0601-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).