HB 785 - SB 1237
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 11, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 785 - SB 1237
SUMMARY OF BILL: Decreases, from two to one, the number of sureties required to sign
a written undertaking submitted to a court by a defendant seeking to secure a bail bond by real
estate.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumption:
• The decrease in surety signatures required for written undertakings for certain bail bonds is
not estimated to significantly impact the number of defendants who are able to secure a bail
bond. Any fiscal impact on local incarceration expenditures is estimated to be not
significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director