Tennessee Senate Bill 2252 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-01 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, prohibits a court, magistrate, or clerk from requiring a corporate surety that is regulated by the department of commerce and insurance to post any additional deposit of security with the court in addition to a bail bond; authorizes a court, magistrate, or officer to disqualify a corporate surety or professional bail bondsman, after which the defendant may request a hearing in which the district attorney general must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the corporate surety or professional bail bond should be disqualified. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1, relative to bail bonds.

Sen. John Stevens [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-01	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2024-01-31	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-01-30	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2714 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-07 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2252&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2252.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB2252.pdf