---
type: "Bill"
title: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking, especially aggravated stalking, and felony harassment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39."
description: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking, especially aggravated stalking, and felony harassment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1645"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1645 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Orders of Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ff7c64-2cd4-4146-ab89-053e94ed3d61"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1645&GA=113"
source_hash: "dc13c6cfc24d1a5de71e07e6792a0799d41ffe9c63ca0522c89c9282a5e2572b"
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 1645 (113) — Orders of Protection - As enacted, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking, especially aggravated stalking, and felony harassment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0512** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0512.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0663** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0663.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1645.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 1/23/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 1/23/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024 2/1/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024 Passed — **75–20** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 1/23/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/31/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024 2/1/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules for 2/1/2024
- **2024-01-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0512) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0663)
- **2024-03-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/02/2024
- **2024-04-08** Pub. Ch. 632

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24ff7c64-2cd4-4146-ab89-053e94ed3d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).