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

SB 1938: Orders of Protection - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the penalty for the criminal offense of violation of an order of protection if the order violated was a lifetime order of protection and the conviction that the lifetime order of protection was based on involved the use of force against a victim. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

In committee Last action April 20, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 1938 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Orders of Protection - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the penalty for the criminal offense of violation of an order of protection if the order violated was a lifetime order of protection and the conviction that the lifetime order of protection was based on involved the use of force against a victim. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. Primary sponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican).