Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 1938 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

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

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

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

Likely to advance 72% · high confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • 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. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor change.

  4. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Placed behind the budget

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

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

  22. Filed for introduction

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1938 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 SB 1938?
SB 1938 is sponsored by Jackson, Ed (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), Kyle, Sara (Democrat), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1938?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 1938?
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