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type: "Bill"
title: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, establishes a presumption that a defendant should not be released on the defendants personal recognizance if the defendant is charged with a felony offense that involved the use or display of a firearm or resulted in the serious bodily injury or death of the victim; requires a magistrate who determines that the presumption has been rebutted to include in the bail order written findings for each factor considered in making such a determination. - Amends TCA Title 40."
description: "Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, establishes a presumption that a defendant should not be released on the defendants personal recognizance if the defendant is charged with a felony offense that involved the use or display of a firearm or resulted in the serious bodily injury or death of the victim; requires a magistrate who determines that the presumption has been rebutted to include in the bail order written findings for each factor considered in making such a determination. - Amends TCA Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 218"
citation: "Tennessee SB 218 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bail", "Bail Bonds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07e7bef8-94bd-4187-8d70-dd412fd473ac"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0218&ga=114"
source_hash: "5c803b4414d102eee9f89643fcafc5d9df34339502675eeb3b734feaf56992be"
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 218 (114) — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, establishes a presumption that a defendant should not be released on the defendants personal recognizance if the defendant is charged with a felony offense that involved the use or display of a firearm or resulted in the serious bodily injury or death of the victim; requires a magistrate who determines that the presumption has been rebutted to include in the bail order written findings for each factor considered in making such a determination. - Amends TCA Title 40.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0523** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0523.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0524** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0524.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0585** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0585.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0218.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2026 Passed — **6525** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2025 Passed — **70** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 3/12/2026 Passed — **266** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2026 Passed — **6724** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 3/12/2026 Passed — **266** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY GILLESPIE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2026 Passed — **7020** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY DOGGETT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2026 Passed — **6516** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed — **235** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 5, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-05** Passed H., as am., Ayes 65, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0523) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0585) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0524) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Amendment 3 - HA0585) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Amendment 2 - HA0524) `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-30** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-03-30** Pub. Ch. 604
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07e7bef8-94bd-4187-8d70-dd412fd473ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).