Tennessee Creates Domestic Abuse Registry Named After Murdered Deputy

The law, which passed both chambers of the state legislature unanimously, facilitates a public list of repeat domestic violence offenders starting in 2026.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., July 16, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed Savanna’s Law this week, creating a first-of-its-kind domestic violence registry in the state for individuals convicted multiple times of offenses against domestic abuse victims.

The law is named in honor of Robertson County Deputy Savanna Puckett, who was murdered in 2022 at age 22 by a man with a history of domestic violence.