STATE BILLTN HB 489PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law.

As enacted, requires a defendant who is ordered to wear a transdermal monitoring device or alternative device, including other alternative alcohol or drug monitoring device, or global positioning monitoring device, as a condition of pretrial release, and who has not been determined by the court to be indigent, to pay all fees associated with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, and operation of the device. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 27, 2026; 169 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 489 · PassedMay 27

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Bill details

Last action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1051 · May 27, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 27, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1051

Apr 23, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House

Apr 6, 2026Comp. SB subst.House

Apr 2, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026House

Apr 1, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026House

Apr 1, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House

Apr 1, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Mar 25, 2026Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026House

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Mar 25, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse

Mar 18, 2026Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026House

Mar 17, 2026Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeHouse

Mar 17, 2026Ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse

Feb 11, 2026Sponsor(s) withdrawn.House

Feb 11, 2026Sponsor change.House

Feb 5, 2025P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.House

Feb 3, 2025Intro., P1C.House

Jan 29, 2025Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMar 25, 2026 · House · 9 yea · 0 nayPassed

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeApr 1, 2026 · House · 19 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Criminal Procedure

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law.

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law.

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Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Subjects

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