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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 949
HOUSE BILL NO. 1624
By Representatives Barrett, Reedy, Raper, Reneau, Warner, Maberry
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1717
By Senators Hensley, Bailey, Bowling, Hatcher, Massey, Walley
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to
domestic abuse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-113, is amended by deleting
subdivision (i)(1) and substituting:
(1) It is an offense to knowingly violate:
(A) A no contact order, issued prior to a defendant's release on bond,
following the defendant's arrest for any criminal offense defined in this chapter in
which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim as defined in §
36-3-601 ; or
(8) A no contact order issued as part of a defendant's sentence or
conditions of probation or parole following conviction for any criminal offense
defined in this chapter in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic
abuse victim as defined in § 36-3-601.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-113(i)(2), is amended by
deleting "arrested" and substituting "arrested or convicted".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1624
PASSED: April 16, 2026
CAMERON~XTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RANDY MCN4LY
SPEAKER OF THE SENlTE
(Vb, APPROVED this '7f:f},.... day of tr.., 2026
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