Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee SB1726: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic violence.

Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2567, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry:  Changing the registry from being required to consist of a current photograph of the persistent domestic violence offender, to a photograph and other such identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons. Removes the requirement for the court clerk to provide the TBI with a copy of the persistent domestic violence offender's driver license, or other state or federal identification, and such other identifying data as the TBI determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender and exclude innocent persons if it is available after reasonable inquiry. Provides that if a court orders a defendant to register, then the court clerk must forward to the TBI a copy of the final judgment. The court clerk must forward the information within seven days of the date of conviction. Clarifies that the defendant required to register must pay the $150 registration fee to the clerk of the court imposing the sentence. Provides that upon ordering the defendant to register as a persistent domestic violence offender, the court must 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 the number of prior convictions in the order, then the registration period must default to the time period for one prior conviction. Defines what an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim means.