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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, permits the clerk of court to send notice of forfeiture of bail security to a defendant by regular mail, rather than certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139."
+description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, permits the clerk of court to send notice of forfeiture of bail security to a defendant by regular mail, rather than certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "SB 680"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 680 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Helton"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2019-02-05"
+last_action: "2019-04-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89a78c01-b3b3-477a-aa71-757f67202bf3"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0680&GA=111"
+source_hash: "67e2a87c9e47bf334dc869783685d62873a8e5e7abd3ca95efc343c4931d694f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 680 (111) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, permits the clerk of court to send notice of forfeiture of bail security to a defendant by regular mail, rather than certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0680.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/20/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/6/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **91–2** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019 3/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gardenhire — primary (person)
+- Helton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
+- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/6/2019
+- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
+- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
+- **2019-03-13** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/26/2019
+- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/25/2019
+- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2019-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
+- **2019-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
+- **2019-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2019-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2019-04-01** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2019-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2019-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2019-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2019-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2019-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 105
+- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/11/2019
+- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 105
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89a78c01-b3b3-477a-aa71-757f67202bf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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