Savanna’s Law: A Symbolic Step, Not a Systemic Solution

Tennessee Just Enacted the Nation’s First Domestic Violence Offender Registry, But the Real Work Is Still Ahead

On January 1, 2026, Tennessee became the first state in the United States to implement a public registry specifically for repeat domestic violence offenders. Known as Savanna’s Law, the new statute directs the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to maintain a searchable online database of individuals convicted of more than one domestic violence offense af…