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

HB 671: 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.

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 671 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 395.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick ScarbroughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 395
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  11. Ref. to Judiciary Committee
  12. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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