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

SB 1245: Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to bondsmen. - 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

SB 1245 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to bondsmen. - 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: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 491.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ferrell HailePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. 491
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  4. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  5. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
  9. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/9/2025
  10. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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