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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1118

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 2145

                                                          By White, Rose

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 1900

                              By Lamberth, Littleton, Helton-Haynes, Alexander, White

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of
          protection.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-627(a)(1), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:

                    (D) A felony offense committed in another state that would constitute an offense listed
          in this subdivision (a)(1) if committed in this state. If an offense in a jurisdiction other than this
          state is not identified as one (1) of the offenses listed in this subdivision (a)(1 ), then it must
          be considered an offense listed in this subdivision (a)(1) if the elements of the offense are the
          same as the elements of the comparable offense in this state.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-627(c), is amended by deleting the
subsection and substituting:

                    (c)(1) Venue for a petition for an order of protection under subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(C),
                    and all other matters relating to such an order of protection, is in the county where the
                    respondent resides, the county in which the offense occurred, or, if the respondent is
                    not a resident of this state, the county in which the petitioner resides.

                               (2) Venue for a petition for an order of protection under subdivision (a)(1 )(D),
                    and all other matters relating to such an order of protection, is in the county where the
                    respondent resides or, if the respondent is not a resident of this state, the county in
                    which the petitioner resides.

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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PASSED:  April 21, 2026

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