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

SB 900: Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits a defendant charged with certain offenses from being released on the defendant's personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured bond. - Amends TCA Title 40.

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 900 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits a defendant charged with certain offenses from being released on the defendant's personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured bond. - Amends TCA Title 40. Primary sponsor: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 933.

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
Bobby HarshbargerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“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. 933
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Companion House Bill substituted
  4. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  10. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2026
  11. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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