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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 921
HOUSE BILL NO. 2567
By Representatives Kumar, Cepicky
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1726
By Senator Massey
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and
Title 40, relative to domestic violence.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-39-402, is amended by deleting
subsections (c), (d), and (e) and substituting:
(c) The registry must consist of the persistent domestic violence offender's name,
date of birth, conviction date, county or counties of convictions, photograph, and such
other identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the
persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons. However, the
registry available for public inquiry must not include the persistent domestic violence
offender's address, social security number, driver license number, or any other state or
federal identification number.
(d)
(1) If a person is convicted of an offense committed against a domestic
abuse victim and the person convicted has at least one (1) prior conviction for an
offense committed against a domestic abuse victim, then the court shall, upon
proof of any prior convictions committed against a domestic abuse victim, order
the defendant to register as a persistent domestic violence offender under this
part.
(2) If a court orders a defendant to register under this part, then the court
clerk shall forward to the TBI a copy of the final judgment. The clerk shall forward
the information to the TBI within seven (7) days from the date the clerk receives a
final judgment signed by the judge.
(e) Notwithstanding § 40-35-111 and in addition to any other punishment that
may be imposed for a conviction of the offense, a defendant required to register under
this part must be assessed a registration fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars
($150), which must be paid to the clerk of the court at the time of conviction who shall:
(1) Retain fifty dollars ($50.00) of the fee for the administration of this
part, which must be reserved for the purposes authorized by this part at the end
of each fiscal year; and
(2) Remit one hundred dollars ($100) of the fee to the department of
finance and administration's office of criminal justice programs for the purpose of
administering grants to fund family violence prevention and intervention services.
The funding shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year and
must be carried forward for the purposes authorized by this subdivision (e)(2).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-39-402, is amended by adding the
following as new subsections:
(h) Upon ordering the defendant to register as a persistent domestic violence
offender, the court shall specifically set out the number of prior convictions against a
domestic abuse victim relied upon to qualify for the registry. If the court does not specify
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the number of prior convictions in the order, then the registration period shall default to
the time period for one (1) prior conviction.
(i) As used in this section, "offense committed against a domestic abuse victim"
means:
(1) One (1) of the following, if the victim of the offense is a domestic
abuse victim, as defined in § 36-3-601:
(A) Domestic assault, as defined in § 39-13-111;
(8) Violating an order of protection, restraining order, or no contact
order, as defined in§ 39-13-113;
(C) Theft of property, as defined in§ 39-14-103;
(D) Vandalism, as defined in§ 39-14-408;
(E) Abuse of elderly or vulnerable adult, as defined in § 39-15-
510;
(F) Aggravated abuse of elderly or vulnerable adult, as defined in
§ 39-15-511;
(G) Sexual exploitation of elderly adult or vulnerable adult, as
defined in§ 39-15-512;
(H) Harassment, as defined in§ 39-17-308;
(I) Stalking, as defined in§ 39-17-315;
(J) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in§ 39-17-1003;
(K) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-
17-1004;
(L) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as
defined in § 39-17-1005; or
(M) Any felony conviction under title 39, chapter 13; or
(2) An offense committed in another state that would constitute an offense
in subdivision (i)(1) if committed in this state, if the victim of the offense is a
domestic abuse victim. If an offense in a jurisdiction other than this state is not
identified as one (1) of the offenses listed in subdivision (i)(1), then the offense
must be considered an offense listed in subdivision (i)(1) if the elements of the
offense are the same as the elements of the comparable offense in this state.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 2567
PASSED: April 14. 2026
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CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SPEAKER OF THE SENAT
1' APPROVED this _{_ sr_ day of fY};, 2026
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