---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic Violence - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to impose a fine of at least $100 for a person convicted of assault against a domestic abuse victim, subject to the defendant's ability to pay. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1."
description: "Domestic Violence - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to impose a fine of at least $100 for a person convicted of assault against a domestic abuse victim, subject to the defendant's ability to pay. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1982"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1982 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Domestic Violence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill T", "White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-28"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5684b273-699e-432f-92ff-3b1242089cd6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1982&GA=111"
source_hash: "b5a4893b1894f83e8147ec6451cfc6686d121b3e1b5ee1a178da91554d5b3bcf"
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 HB 1982 (111) — Domestic Violence - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to impose a fine of at least $100 for a person convicted of assault against a domestic abuse victim, subject to the defendant's ability to pay. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

## 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/HB1982.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/19/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hill T — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-31** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/19/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-26** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-06-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-18** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 756
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 756
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5684b273-699e-432f-92ff-3b1242089cd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).