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HB2567 • 2026

Domestic Violence

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence.

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Sponsor
Kumar, Massey
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Domestic Violence

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2567, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2567, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry:  Changing the registry from being required to consist of a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender, to a photograph and other such identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons.
  •  Removes the requirement for the court clerk to provide the TBI with a copy of the persistent domestic violence offender's driver license, or other state or federal identification, and such other identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons if it is available after reasonable inquiry.
  •  Provide s that if a court orders a defendant to register, then the court clerk must forward to the TBI a copy of the final judgment.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2567

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2567 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1726* House Bill No.
  • 2567 HA0863 015718 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1726

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1726 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1726* House Bill No.
  • 2567 SA0720 015718 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 921

  3. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 921

  4. 2026-05-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  10. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0720)

  11. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  14. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  15. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  17. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0863)

  18. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  19. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  20. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  21. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  23. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  24. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  25. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  26. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  27. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  28. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  29. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  30. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  31. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  32. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  33. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  34. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  35. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  36. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  37. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  38. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  39. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  40. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  41. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2567, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry:



Changing the registry from being required to consist of a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender, to a photograph and other such identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons.


Removes the requirement for the court clerk to provide the TBI with a copy of the persistent domestic violence offender's driver license, or other state or federal identification, and such other identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons if it is available after reasonable inquiry.


Provide
s that if a court orders a defendant to register, then the court clerk must forward to the TBI a copy of the final judgment. The court clerk
must
forward the information within seven days of the date of conviction.


Clarifies that the defendant required to register must pay the $150 registration fee to the clerk of the court imposing the sentence.


Provides that upon ordering the defendant to register as a persistent domestic violence offender, the court
must
specifically set out the number of prior convictions against a domestic abuse victim relied upon to qualify for the registry. If the court does not specify the number of prior convictions in the order, then the registration period must default to the time period for one prior conviction.


Defines what an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim means
.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1726
By Massey

HOUSE BILL 2567
By Kumar
HB2567
011425
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18;
Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to
domestic violence.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-39-402(d)(2), is amended by
deleting "seven (7) days" and substituting "seven (7) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.