HB2221 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 40 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6, relative to victim notification systems.

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Sponsor: Sherrell, Haile
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2221, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2221, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require t he clerks of the criminal courts to provide the Tennessee sheriffs' association with all court data necessary for the administration of the criminal proceedings notification system .

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Amendments

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HA0975

Amendment 1-0 to HB2221

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
1 to HB2221 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2210* House Bill No.
2221 HA0975 014509 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

SA0825

Amendment 1-0 to SB2210

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
1 to SB2210 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2210* House Bill No.
2221 SA0825 014509 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Pub. Ch. 882
2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 882
2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Governor.
2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Senate Speaker
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by H. Speaker
2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0825)
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0975)
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Companion House Bill substituted
2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 9, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2221, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1
rewrites the bill to, instead, require t
he clerks of the criminal courts
to
provide the Tennessee sheriffs' association with all court data necessary for the administration of the criminal proceedings notification system
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SENATE BILL 2210
By Haile

HOUSE BILL 2221
By Sherrell
HB2221
012580
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 40 and Title 67,
Chapter 4, Part 6, relative to victim notification
systems.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-38-507(b)(1), is amended by
deleting "twenty-four (24) hours" and substituting "thirty-six (36) hours".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.