---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic Violence - As enacted, adds to the provisions governing bail that following the arrest of a person for the offense of aggravated assault under circumstances in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim, that the court or magistrate must make certain findings and, based on the findings, may extend the 12-hour hold period up to 24 hours after the time of arrest; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Domestic Violence - As enacted, adds to the provisions governing bail that following the arrest of a person for the offense of aggravated assault under circumstances in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim, that the court or magistrate must make certain findings and, based on the findings, may extend the 12-hour hold period up to 24 hours after the time of arrest; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1546"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1546 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Domestic Violence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hakeem", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ff6f6a5-a5ca-4f59-a37c-f3cb0780e802"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1546&GA=112"
source_hash: "7a1588447d5410daacf70fb0baa8f627befebf7b9f2ef2da9a42bd6575842ffd"
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 1546 (112) — Domestic Violence - As enacted, adds to the provisions governing bail that following the arrest of a person for the offense of aggravated assault under circumstances in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim, that the court or magistrate must make certain findings and, based on the findings, may extend the 12-hour hold period up to 24 hours after the time of arrest; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0550** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0550.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0710** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0710.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1546.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/16/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2022 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/31/2022 Passed — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/22/2022 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/23/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hakeem — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **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
- **2021-02-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2022-01-26** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022
- **2022-02-02** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/3/2022
- **2022-03-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0550) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-31** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0710)
- **2022-03-31** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828
- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 828

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ff6f6a5-a5ca-4f59-a37c-f3cb0780e802`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).