# Tennessee SB 1237: 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 1237, 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). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1237-2025-2026 - 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 1237 - 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: Bail, Bail Bonds - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (159 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New bail reports without criminal penalties: mixed, low. The Tennessee law took effect July 1, 2025, with quarterly reporting starting October 25, 2025. Licensed professional bondsmen and court clerks who admit defendants to bail must report to the Department of Revenue. Reports are due January 25, April 25, July 25, and October 25 each year. Bondsmen mu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Randy McNally (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Powers ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/17/2025 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 29 | 1 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 396 - 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) - 2025-04-17: Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0362) (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 4 (House) - 2025-04-15: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0362) (House) - 2025-04-15: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0144) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (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) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0362 (Substitute), 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0362.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0396.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0785.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1237.pdf) - SA0144: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0144.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0362 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0362.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0396.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0785.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1237.pdf) - [SA0144 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0144.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1237-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).