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TN HB 785

died on adjournment

Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires every bondsman licensed in this state to file a quarterly report with the department of revenue detailing the total number of bonds issued by the bondsman in the preceding quarter, the number of bonds issued in each county in which the bondsman operated, and the total amount of the bondsman's liability in each county; requires each clerk of a court that admits defendants to bail to file a quarterly report with the department detailing the total number of bonds accepted from bondsmen and the total amount of the bonds accepted from bondsmen in the preceding quarter; authorizes the department to use the reports to complete audits on the bail bonding tax. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 785 pass?

No. TN HB 785 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 396

What is TN HB 785 about?

TN HB 785 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires every bondsman licensed in this state to file a quarterly report with the department of revenue detailing the total number of bonds issued by the bondsman in the preceding quarter, the number of bonds issued in each county in which the bondsman operated, and the total amount of the bondsman's liability in each county; requires each clerk of a court that admits defendants to bail to file a quarterly report with the department detailing the total number of bonds accepted from bondsmen and the total amount of the bonds accepted from bondsmen in the preceding quarter; authorizes the department to use the reports to complete audits on the bail bonding tax. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 785?

Howell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 785.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 396
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Howellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-19

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  7. 2025-03-24

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-25

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  10. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  11. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  12. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  13. 2025-04-09

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  15. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-04-15

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 396

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: not voting

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 14-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Johnson: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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