HB0785

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.

Complete·5/13/25

Tennessee HB0785 reduces the required number of sureties for bail bonds from two to one.

Tennessee HB0785 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 12, Section 40-11-122(2), by changing the requirement from two sufficient sureties to one sufficient surety for bail bonds. This change takes effect on July 1, 2025, and applies to all bail bonds executed on or after that date.

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Roll Call Votes

14 Yea

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1 Nay

D

1 Not Voting

D

Calendar

Apr 7, 2025

12:00 PM

House Private Acts Committee Hearing

Apr 2, 2025

12:00 PM

House Judiciary Committee Hearing

History

May 13, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 396

Apr 15, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 10, 2025

House

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