---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, authorizes a clerk to accept bail bond by means of a debit card or mobile cash application; authorizes the clerk, if the clerk accepts such methods of payment, to charge a fee to pay for any cost charged to the clerk for accepting the applicable method of payment. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-118."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, authorizes a clerk to accept bail bond by means of a debit card or mobile cash application; authorizes the clerk, if the clerk accepts such methods of payment, to charge a fee to pay for any cost charged to the clerk for accepting the applicable method of payment. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-118."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 457"
citation: "Tennessee HB 457 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Thompson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2022-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d646eade-bf3e-48af-9969-3692d8bf8dff"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0457&GA=112"
source_hash: "6193848d3c7110751c199099b174a4c3fa15da047ad8b90555431675bcf8e0c3"
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 457 (112) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, authorizes a clerk to accept bail bond by means of a debit card or mobile cash application; authorizes the clerk, if the clerk accepts such methods of payment, to charge a fee to pay for any cost charged to the clerk for accepting the applicable method of payment. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-118.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0658** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0658.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0912** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0912.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0934** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0934.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0722** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0722.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0457.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/12/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2022 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (1) — **70–18** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/9/2022 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/12/2022 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY CURCIO PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022 4/14/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/7/2021 (8) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Committee
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** Re-ref. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022
- **2022-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 18, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0912) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0658) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0934) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0722)
- **2022-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-21** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-10** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-10** Pub. Ch. 999
- **2022-05-10** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 999

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d646eade-bf3e-48af-9969-3692d8bf8dff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).