Tennessee House of Representatives bill in Session 114.
Status: enacted. Latest action: April 29, 2025.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 18 and Title 36, relative to orders of protection.
ON MARCH 24, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 406, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes the following revisions: For matters pertaining to domestic abuse, expands the present law definition of "court"" to generally include circuit court s exercising criminal jurisdiction when the court is hearing a criminal matter involving a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim . However, provides that this definition does not grant jurisdiction to the criminal court for matters relating to child custody, visitation, or support ."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-04-24 | Status | enacted |
| 2025-04-29 | Latest Action | Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 |