---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires a court to revoke bail immediately, notwithstanding sentencing hearings, motions for a new trial, or related post-guilt determination hearings, for a defendant who is convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires a court to revoke bail immediately, notwithstanding sentencing hearings, motions for a new trial, or related post-guilt determination hearings, for a defendant who is convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1793"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1793 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-18"
last_action: "2022-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed10f8e1-0197-467b-a8fa-ebf88ee3cf78"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1793&GA=112"
source_hash: "92763651ee52902f34a7987506d9b1b54d8b7a99f55b39032caaf7ccc3647553"
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 1793 (112) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires a court to revoke bail immediately, notwithstanding sentencing hearings, motions for a new trial, or related post-guilt determination hearings, for a defendant who is convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1793.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/9/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 2/17/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/2/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/14/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-19** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-20** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-24** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022
- **2022-02-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/8/2022
- **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/14/2022
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-02-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-15** Effective date(s) 03/11/2022
- **2022-03-15** Pub. Ch. 643
- **2022-03-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 643

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed10f8e1-0197-467b-a8fa-ebf88ee3cf78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).