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

SB 2145: 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.

Enacted Last action May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1118

Plain-language summary

SB 2145 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 23, 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: White. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1118.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: White.