HB 920 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits a defendant charged with certain offenses from being released on the defendant's personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured bond. - Amends TCA Title 40.

HB 920 amends Tennessee law to extend the deadline for counties to submit annual reports on judicial commissioners in criminal courts. Specifically, it changes the required submission date from April 1 to April 15 each year. This procedural change directly affects all Tennessee county legislative bodies that must prepare and submit these reports to criminal court judges and relevant legislative committees. The bill makes no substantive policy changes, only adjusting the reporting timeline.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed May 7, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
20
Committee
19
Amendments
1
May 7, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
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Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 5
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1056)
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Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 13, PNV 0
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 7, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026
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Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026
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Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
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Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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Photo of Rick Scarbrough
Rick Scarbrough
RRepublican
TN
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