# Tennessee SB 0856: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal procedure. Tennessee SB 0856, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal procedure., 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) 04/24/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0856-2025-2026 - 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 0856 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal procedure. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Bail, Bail Bonds - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (113 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Defendants face new hearsay rules for bail: mixed, low. Tennessee magistrates can consider hearsay evidence when deciding whether to release defendants before trial or setting bail amounts. Bail decisions aim to ensure defendants appear in court and protect public safety. Magistrates must find the hearsay reliable and give defendants a fair chance to ch… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens ## 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 | 80 | 16 | | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2025 | pass | 25 | 6 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 262 - 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: Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 16, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-14: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0324) (House) - 2025-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-17: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0046) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0262.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0854.pdf) - HA0324: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0324.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0856.pdf) - SA0046: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0046.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0262.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0854.pdf) - [HA0324 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0324.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0856.pdf) - [SA0046 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0046.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [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 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 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) - [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-SB0856-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).