AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to the release of defendants.
- Introduced Jan 20, 2023
- In committee Jan 24, 2023
- Withdrawn
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, specifies that a defendant who is charged with certain offenses and fails to appear or is charged with failure to appear must be placed on any available list or database as a fugitive from justice within 10 days of the failure to appear; declares a surety is not liable for any undertaking if the defendant was not placed on a list or database as required; makes various other changes regarding liability of a surety and bail. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled for introduction
- SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
- CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
- SenateWithdrawn.
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- TG Todd GardenhireR Primary sponsor · District 10
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.