---
type: "Bill"
title: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, clarifies that an order of protection for domestic abuse remains in effect during an appeal from a final ruling on the order of protection by a general sessions court or by an official authorized to issue such an order unless the order expires by operation of law. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6."
description: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, clarifies that an order of protection for domestic abuse remains in effect during an appeal from a final ruling on the order of protection by a general sessions court or by an official authorized to issue such an order unless the order expires by operation of law. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2168"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2168 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Orders of Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e520a48d-7ce9-4ebd-82fc-333f1f6a2b36"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2168&GA=113"
source_hash: "94eae03dc09355bc1d9551f611001a1a487100443a648323e5227800cccb32a9"
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 2168 (113) — Orders of Protection - As enacted, clarifies that an order of protection for domestic abuse remains in effect during an appeal from a final ruling on the order of protection by a general sessions court or by an official authorized to issue such an order unless the order expires by operation of law. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0632** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0632.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0741** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0741.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2168.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/27/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Littleton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-11** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2024-03-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0632) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0741)
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 751

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e520a48d-7ce9-4ebd-82fc-333f1f6a2b36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).