# Tennessee SB 2145: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection.

Tennessee SB 2145, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2145
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Orders of Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (128 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lifetime protection expands for out-of-state felony victims: benefit, high. A felony committed in another state can now support a lifetime protection order in Tennessee. The crime must qualify as an offense covered by Tennessee’s lifetime protection law. If not identified as a covered offense, its legal elements must match those of a comparable Tennessee offense. For these…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 89 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/2/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1118.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1900.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2145.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1118.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1900.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2145.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2145-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).