# Tennessee SB 1202: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8, relative to bail bonds.

Tennessee SB 1202, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8, relative to bail bonds., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1202
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8, relative to bail bonds.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Bonding, Surety and Professional
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (127 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Bondsmen can seek relief after forfeiture: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee bondsmen can ask a court to release them from bond obligations after bail is forfeited. They must submit a sworn statement describing good-faith efforts to find the defendant and ensure the defendant appears in court. The court must hold a hearing and include the b…
- Bondsmen must initial all bond pages: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee court clerks must require bondsmen to initial every page of the bond order. This must happen before the clerk accepts a bail deposit from the bondsman. The initials confirm that the bondsman has read and knows the defendant's bond conditions. The clerk must give th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy McNally (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 86 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 395
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 7, PNV 1 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0323) (House)
- 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0345) (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (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: Sponsor(s) Added. (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)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0395.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0671.pdf)
- HA0323: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0323.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1202.pdf)
- SA0345: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0345.pdf)

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- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0395.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0671.pdf)
- [HA0323 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0323.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1202.pdf)
- [SA0345 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0345.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1202-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).