Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1900: Orders of Protection - As enacted, allows a person to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against a person who was convicted of certain offenses in another jurisdiction; provides that venue for such a petition is in the county where the respondent resides or, if the respondent is not a resident of this state, the county where the petitioner resides. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

In committee Last action May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1118

Plain-language summary

HB 1900 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Orders of Protection - As enacted, allows a person to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against a person who was convicted of certain offenses in another jurisdiction; provides that venue for such a petition is in the county where the respondent resides or, if the respondent is not a resident of this state, the county where the petitioner resides. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1118.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican).