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type: "Bill"
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title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, removes the requirement to place a defendant on a state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice for failure to appear, unless it's on a felony; authorizes a court to relieve the surety of liability for an undertaking if the defendant has not been placed on the available state or federal list or database within five business days of the entering agency's receipt of the bench warrant or capias. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
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description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, removes the requirement to place a defendant on a state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice for failure to appear, unless it's on a felony; authorizes a court to relieve the surety of liability for an undertaking if the defendant has not been placed on the available state or federal list or database within five business days of the entering agency's receipt of the bench warrant or capias. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "HB 2374"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 2374 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Doggett"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22d095c6-b0f9-4e36-a87e-a939ab86e741"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2374&ga=114"
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source_hash: "803e45dcb65c455617f1a0530b6c687bb94d04f3a3c422f941c477cd6cd28264"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 2374 (114) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, removes the requirement to place a defendant on a state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice for failure to appear, unless it's on a felony; authorizes a court to relieve the surety of liability for an undertaking if the defendant has not been placed on the available state or federal list or database within five business days of the entering agency's receipt of the bench warrant or capias. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment SA0912** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0912.pdf)
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2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2374.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **83–1** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (2) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (4) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (5) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Doggett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
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- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
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- **2026-03-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
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- **2026-03-25** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
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- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
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- **2026-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-04-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
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- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2026-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2026-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0912)
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- **2026-04-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-04-13** H. Placed on Message Calendar
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- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
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- **2026-04-14** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1
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- **2026-04-15** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
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- **2026-04-16** Conf. comm. appointed. (Rep. Scarbrough, Atchley, Hemmer, Doggett)
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- **2026-04-16** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
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- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4-16-26
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- **2026-04-16** Senate refused to recede from amendment
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- **2026-04-20** Conference Committee appointed. (Haile, Hatcher, Lamar)
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- **2026-04-21** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
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- **2026-04-22** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 83, Nays 1, PNV 4
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- **2026-04-23** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 33, Nayes 0
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- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
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- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 1026
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22d095c6-b0f9-4e36-a87e-a939ab86e741`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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