---
type: "Bill"
title: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, permits service of ex parte orders of protection for up to one year from issuance; creates a lifetime order of protection that can be issued to a victim of certain felony offenses to prohibit the offender from coming about or communicating with the victim. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9; Title 36 and Title 39, Chapter 13."
description: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, permits service of ex parte orders of protection for up to one year from issuance; creates a lifetime order of protection that can be issued to a victim of certain felony offenses to prohibit the offender from coming about or communicating with the victim. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9; Title 36 and Title 39, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 434"
citation: "Tennessee HB 434 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Orders of Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7db15a85-d15c-4905-a077-f041b62e653f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0434&GA=112"
source_hash: "299f80b95e0466ecfc547b5043fbca1e525c9daaaa0be1619a6a773b2e7e1743"
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 434 (112) — Orders of Protection - As enacted, permits service of ex parte orders of protection for up to one year from issuance; creates a lifetime order of protection that can be issued to a victim of certain felony offenses to prohibit the offender from coming about or communicating with the victim. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9; Title 36 and Title 39, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0007** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0007.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0028** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0028.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0434.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/2/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/24/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/11/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0028)
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0007) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 60
- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 60

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7db15a85-d15c-4905-a077-f041b62e653f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).