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TN HB 671

died on adjournment

Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, authorizes the surety on a bail bond to petition the court for release from their obligations as surety if the principal forfeits. - 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 671 pass?

No. TN HB 671 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. 395

What is TN HB 671 about?

TN HB 671 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, authorizes the surety on a bail bond to petition the court for release from their obligations as surety if the principal forfeits. - 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 671?

Scarbrough is the primary sponsor of TN HB 671.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 395
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scarbroughprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

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

  4. 2025-03-19

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

  5. 2025-03-19

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-19

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-26

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  8. 2025-03-26

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  9. 2025-03-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2025-04-01

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-02

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

  12. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-09

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

  14. 2025-04-10

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

  15. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  16. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 395

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-04-01 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: not voting
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-08 · pass · 19-2

    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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