Bonding, Surety and Professional - As introduced, prohibits a person from acting as a professional bondsman, directly or indirectly, while owning, operating, or being employed by a qualified contract service provider that supervises persons who have been released prior to trial with conditions of release that include using an electronic monitoring device. - Amends TCA Title 40.

SB 271 prohibits professional bondsmen from owning, operating, or working for companies that supervise people released before trial with electronic monitoring conditions. This directly affects bondsmen who currently have financial or employment ties to electronic monitoring service providers. The law amends Tennessee Code § 40-11-313 to ban these dual roles, ensuring bondsmen cannot profit from both bail services and the monitoring of pre-trial clients. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.