HB0650

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to surrender of defendants.

Introduced·2/3/25
Draft Text

Tennessee HB0650 amends the surrender process for defendants by requiring sheriffs to accept surrenders by bail bondsmen or sureties pending a.

Tennessee HB0650 amends Title 40, Chapter 11 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to change the process for surrendering defendants. It mandates that sheriffs must accept surrenders by bail bondsmen or sureties, pending a hearing to determine if there is good cause for the surrender. This act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Where it stands

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In committee
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Sponsors

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Calendar

Apr 2, 2025

1:30 PM

House State & Local Government Committee Hearing

Mar 26, 2025

3:00 PM

House Cities & Counties Subcommittee Hearing

History

Feb 4

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Jan 28

House

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

Jan 26

House

Meeting Canceled