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

HB 650: Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires a sheriff to accept the surrender of a criminal defendant on pretrial release by a bail bondsman or surety for good cause, pending a hearing by a court with jurisdiction to admit to bail to determine whether there is good cause for the surrender. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 650 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires a sheriff to accept the surrender of a criminal defendant on pretrial release by a bail bondsman or surety for good cause, pending a hearing by a court with jurisdiction to admit to bail to determine whether there is good cause for the surrender. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11. Primary sponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Antonio ParkinsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse98

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
  3. Meeting Canceled
  4. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
  5. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  9. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  11. Intro., P1C.
  12. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source