Tennessee · House Bill 26 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to fines.

HB 26 Sponsored by Jeremy Faison Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 4, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Fines and Penalties - As enacted, prohibits a court clerk, upon request by an individual on a payment or installment plan, from requiring the individual to pay outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs arising from a criminal proceeding during the 180-day period following the individual's release from a term of imprisonment sentence of one year or more for a felony offense; excludes from this provision restitution owed to a victim and certain fines, fees, taxes, or costs that have been sent to a collection agency. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  4. CommitteeRef. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Civil Justice Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeR/S Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
  10. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/4/2023
  12. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  13. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  14. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/11/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  15. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  16. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  17. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 329

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 4 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.