Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, makes various changes related to entities seeking to secure the release of a defendant. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. HB1450 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 941 by the Secreta, the official text

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                          PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 941

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 1450

                                        By Representatives Baum, Gillespie

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1708

                                        By Senators Taylor, Stevens, Rose

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:

                    (a) As used in this section:

                              (1) "Family," when used with reference to a person, includes:

                                        (A) Any person related to such person within the third degree of
                              consanguinity or affinity; or

                                        (8) Any person living in the same household as such person; and

                              (2) "Legal guardian" means, a person having the legal authority to provide
                    for the care, supervision, and control of a minor child as established by law or
                    court order.

                    (b) An entity, however organized, shall not secure the release of a defendant
          unless specifically authorized under this chapter.

                    (c) An entity, other than the defendant, a member of the defendant's family, the
          defendant's legal guardian, the defendant's employer, or a professional bondsman
          authorized under § 40-11-124, seeking to secure the release of a defendant must be
          approved in accordance with § 40-11-123 for each bond the entity seeks to secure.

                    (d) An entity, other than the defendant, a member of the defendant's family, the
          defendant's legal guardian, the defendant's employer, or a professional bondsman
          authorized under§ 40-11-124, shall not: •

                              (1) Post security for a single defendant more than one (1) time per
                    calendar year; or

                              (2) Post security in an amount of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000)
                    for each defendant per calendar year.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-11-715, is amended by deleting
"bonding agent" and substituting "proposed surety".

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
         HOUSE BILL NO. 1450

PASSED:  April 23, 2026

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