Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 31 R cosponsors

HB 1765 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (31 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Orders of Protection - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the penalty for the criminal offense of violation of an order of protection if the order violated was a lifetime order of protection and the conviction that the lifetime order of protection was based on involved the use of force against a victim. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  9. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  10. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  11. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  13. Filed for introduction

  14. Intro., P1C.

  15. Sponsor change.

  16. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  17. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Rec. for pass, if am; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  27. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Placed behind the budget

  32. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  33. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1765 do?
Orders of Protection - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony the penalty for the criminal offense of violation of an order of protection if the order violated was a lifetime order of protection and the conviction that the lifetime order of protection was based on involved the use of force against a victim. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.
Who sponsors HB 1765?
HB 1765 is sponsored by Littleton, Mary (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Baum, Charlie (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Farmer, Andrew (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Slater, William (Republican), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Moody, Debra (Republican), Hale, Michael (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Sexton, Cameron (Republican), Carringer, Michele (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Garrett, Johnny (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Williams, Ryan (Republican), Travis, Ron (Republican), and Reeves, Lee (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1765?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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