(The Center Square) – A registry of Tennesseans considered “persistent domestic violence offenders” launches Thursday.
Savanna’s Law was passed by the General Assembly during the 2025 session and signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee in May.
The bill is named after Savanna Puckett, a 22-year-old sheriff’s deputy from Robertson County who was murdered by an estranged boyfriend in January 2022. After her death, her family learned the man had prior domestic violence-related convictions, said Kimberly Dodson, Savanna’s mother, who testified by the House Judiciary Subcommittee during the session…