Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, permits a professional bondsman to issue and retain the required receipt for money or other consideration received in a digital format. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11.

HB 1233 amends Tennessee bail bond law to allow professional bondsmen to provide and retain digital receipts for money or other consideration paid, instead of requiring only paper receipts. It directly affects bail bondsmen and their clients by updating the receipt requirements in Title 40, Chapter 11 of Tennessee Code. The key provision replaces "furnish a receipt" with "furnish a written or digital receipt" and modifies duplicate copy retention to include digital formats. The change takes effect July 1, 2025, modernizing administrative processes for bail bond transactions.