Tennessee Senate Bill 1237

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on May 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-13 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, requires every bondsman licensed in this state to file a quarterly report with the department of revenue detailing the total number of bonds issued by the bondsman in the preceding quarter, the number of bonds issued in each county in which the bondsman operated, and the total amount of the bondsman's liability in each county; requires each clerk of a court that admits defendants to bail to file a quarterly report with the department detailing the total number of bonds accepted from bondsmen and the total amount of the bonds accepted from bondsmen in the preceding quarter; authorizes the department to use the reports to complete audits on the bail bonding tax. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8.

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.

Sen. Ferrell Haile [R]

Sen. Randy McNally [R]

Sen. Bill Powers [R]

2025-04-17 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 (Y: 30 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-15 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-13		Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
2025-05-13		Pub. Ch. 396
2025-05-05	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2025-04-23	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2025-04-22	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2025-04-22	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2025-04-22	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2025-04-17	Senate	Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0362)
2025-04-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025
2025-04-15	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 4
2025-04-15	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0362)
2025-04-15	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2025-04-03	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2025-03-31	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-31	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2025-03-31	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1
2025-03-31	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0144)
2025-03-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
2025-03-19	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-18	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2025-03-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-03-12	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-02-12	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2025-02-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-06	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0785 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-13 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 396

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1237&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1237.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0396.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0144.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0785.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0668.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1237&ga=114