---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts the \"Parental Accountability Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4."
description: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts the \"Parental Accountability Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2571"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2571 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juvenile Offenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2944f4d5-7a81-404e-9837-e14a4c2167ce"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2571&GA=113"
source_hash: "8dec92fda5abbce94b7a480423ebf838cce2d9a3e099530a0ef10a08e9266654"
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 2571 (113) — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts the "Parental Accountability Act." - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1019.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0547** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0547.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2571.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **72–24** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2024 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 2/20/2024 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (2) — **75–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **24–5** (pass) · upper

## 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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0547)
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 24, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1019) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 943

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2944f4d5-7a81-404e-9837-e14a4c2167ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).