---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, specifies the continuing education credits required for persons acting as a bounty hunter; expands persons prohibited from serving as a bounty hunter in this state; and restricts clothing and representations of a professional bondsman. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, specifies the continuing education credits required for persons acting as a bounty hunter; expands persons prohibited from serving as a bounty hunter in this state; and restricts clothing and representations of a professional bondsman. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 219"
citation: "Tennessee SB 219 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curcio", "Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/344081d4-9936-43d7-ac5d-4d2e7dba798f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0219&GA=112"
source_hash: "5798f19c70ce33fac965e9b2e0324dcd07c401df6b957f0f70599edc127976c0"
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 219 (112) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, specifies the continuing education credits required for persons acting as a bounty hunter; expands persons prohibited from serving as a bounty hunter in this state; and restricts clothing and representations of a professional bondsman. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0195** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0195.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0261.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0219.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/24/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/7/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curcio — primary (person)
- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 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 Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0195) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0261)
- **2021-05-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 520
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 520

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/344081d4-9936-43d7-ac5d-4d2e7dba798f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).