Tennessee Enacts Law Requiring GPS Tracking for Domestic Violence Offenders

The new law was named in honor of Marie Varsos and her mother Debbie Sisco, who were fatally shot by Ms. Varsos’s estranged husband in April 2021.

GPS monitoring devices are now required as a condition of bail in Tennessee. PA

Tennessee began enforcing a new law on July 1 that requires those arrested for or charged with violent domestic offenses to wear GPS monitoring devices as a condition of bail, unless a court determines that they no longer pose a threat to their alleged victims.

The legislation, HB2692, also known as “The Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act,” was signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on May 28.