---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires a defendant for whom a bench warrant is issued due to failure to appear on a felony or a Class A or Class B misdemeanor that is violent or sexual in nature as determined by the court, or who is charged with a failure to appear, to be placed on any available state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice, without limitation, within 10 business days of the defendant's failure to appear; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139 and Section 40-11-142."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires a defendant for whom a bench warrant is issued due to failure to appear on a felony or a Class A or Class B misdemeanor that is violent or sexual in nature as determined by the court, or who is charged with a failure to appear, to be placed on any available state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice, without limitation, within 10 business days of the defendant's failure to appear; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139 and Section 40-11-142."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2304"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2304 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/120751f1-516b-4f80-98ac-14ac78234b18"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2304&GA=113"
source_hash: "994de49529e85a9e01e9328dc779e30f54e72ea1d876b9aa7b106360bdfcfc05"
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 2304 (113) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires a defendant for whom a bench warrant is issued due to failure to appear on a felony or a Class A or Class B misdemeanor that is violent or sexual in nature as determined by the court, or who is charged with a failure to appear, to be placed on any available state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice, without limitation, within 10 business days of the defendant's failure to appear; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139 and Section 40-11-142.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1021.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0525** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0525.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0967** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0967.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2304.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/2/2024 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0967)
- **2024-04-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0525)
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1021) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1048

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/120751f1-516b-4f80-98ac-14ac78234b18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).