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type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, prohibits a magistrate from considering a defendant's ability to pay when determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant while at the same time protecting the safety of the public. - Amends TCA Title 40."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, prohibits a magistrate from considering a defendant's ability to pay when determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant while at the same time protecting the safety of the public. - Amends TCA Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2565"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2565 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a812824-dc04-425a-a868-43f070e769e6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2565&GA=113"
source_hash: "3993ee067ef6889d05c7f648d69173bb6481b2548fb34820d9d1a8a5efe9fe58"
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 2565 (113) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, prohibits a magistrate from considering a defendant's ability to pay when determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant while at the same time protecting the safety of the public. - Amends TCA Title 40.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0552** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0552.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0602** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0602.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0847** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0847.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2565.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (2) — **7322** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2024 Passed (1) — **274** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Failed — **2272** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/26/2024 Passed (2) — **72** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **7420** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0847)
- **2024-04-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Failed to adopt, (Amendment 2 - HA0602) Ayes 22, Nays 72, PNV 0
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0552) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 869
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a812824-dc04-425a-a868-43f070e769e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).