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type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal offense to require the magistrate to give first consideration to ensuring the safety of the community when determining whether to impose conditions of release or require a deposit of bail. - Amends TCA Title 40."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal offense to require the magistrate to give first consideration to ensuring the safety of the community when determining whether to impose conditions of release or require a deposit of bail. - Amends TCA Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1642"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1642 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50001ade-d50f-48a6-ba84-1346afa60f19"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1642&GA=113"
source_hash: "4f6c457acb71e2c435a1ab279f5e953c1ad09f1da04025753420239f4d2c5ae6"
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 1642 (113) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal offense to require the magistrate to give first consideration to ensuring the safety of the community when determining whether to impose conditions of release or require a deposit of bail. - Amends TCA Title 40.
## 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/113/Bill/HB1642.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 1/23/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024 Passed (1) — **8013** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/30/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024 2/1/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 1/23/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2024 Passed — **7521** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 1/30/2024
- **2024-01-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/1/2024
- **2024-02-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 13, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 612
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50001ade-d50f-48a6-ba84-1346afa60f19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).