---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires any conditions of release imposed on certain felony defendants to include a requirement that the defendant submit to pretrial monitoring to ensure compliance with the conditions; requires the court to order bail to be forfeited and an arrest warrant issued if the defendant does not comply with conditions of release; limits, to criminal or circuit court judges, those who may release a defendant who has been arrested for failure to comply with the conditions of release. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires any conditions of release imposed on certain felony defendants to include a requirement that the defendant submit to pretrial monitoring to ensure compliance with the conditions; requires the court to order bail to be forfeited and an arrest warrant issued if the defendant does not comply with conditions of release; limits, to criminal or circuit court judges, those who may release a defendant who has been arrested for failure to comply with the conditions of release. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2566"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2566 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92c34dca-d26c-4777-8b23-9623d03c68ad"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2566&GA=113"
source_hash: "f1876776c8d93e97a897494532ce305aecd91c7389b67404c4d1a2c9f8561e3a"
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 2566 (113) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires any conditions of release imposed on certain felony defendants to include a requirement that the defendant submit to pretrial monitoring to ensure compliance with the conditions; requires the court to order bail to be forfeited and an arrest warrant issued if the defendant does not comply with conditions of release; limits, to criminal or circuit court judges, those who may release a defendant who has been arrested for failure to comply with the conditions of release. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0680** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0680.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0885** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0885.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2566.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/10/2024 Passed (3) — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/25/2024 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/27/2024 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2024 Passed (2) — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **81–16** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Failed — **21–76** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/27/2024 Passed (4) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed — **75–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2024
- **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** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-09** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0885)
- **2024-04-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/25/2024
- **2024-04-24** Reset on next available senate message calendar
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 16, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0680) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-25** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0680) `passage`
- **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`
- **2024-06-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1055

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92c34dca-d26c-4777-8b23-9623d03c68ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).