---
type: "Bill"
title: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, requires a notification of a restorative justice option, which is a voluntary, victim-centered process that may include facilitated communication, conferencing, community repair agreements, or other structured accountability and repair practices, to be provided through a program for victims in Davidson and Shelby counties. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Victims' Rights - As enacted, requires a notification of a restorative justice option, which is a voluntary, victim-centered process that may include facilitated communication, conferencing, community repair agreements, or other structured accountability and repair practices, to be provided through a program for victims in Davidson and Shelby counties. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2650"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2650 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Victims' Rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4194d2d-057b-4dba-b4bf-bad79c8c1f4e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2650&ga=114"
source_hash: "6022693b0a86801372057a987c218712ad1bd2d74fe0d5cac5ab6b9676e70cc5"
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 2650 (114) — Victims' Rights - As enacted, requires a notification of a restorative justice option, which is a voluntary, victim-centered process that may include facilitated communication, conferencing, community repair agreements, or other structured accountability and repair practices, to be provided through a program for victims in Davidson and Shelby counties. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0977** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0977.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0719** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0719.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2650.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/16/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0719)
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0977) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 815

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4194d2d-057b-4dba-b4bf-bad79c8c1f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).