Tennessee · Senate Bill 2252 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1, relative to bail bonds.

SB 2252 Sponsored by John Stevens Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, prohibits a court, magistrate, or clerk from requiring a corporate surety that is regulated by the department of commerce and insurance to post any additional deposit of security with the court in addition to a bail bond; authorizes a court, magistrate, or officer to disqualify a corporate surety or professional bail bondsman, after which the defendant may request a hearing in which…

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Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, prohibits a court, magistrate, or clerk from requiring a corporate surety that is regulated by the department of commerce and insurance to post any additional deposit of security with the court in addition to a bail bond; authorizes a court, magistrate, or officer to disqualify a corporate surety or professional bail bondsman, after which the defendant may request a hearing in which the district attorney general must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the corporate surety or professional bail bond should be disqualified. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.