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HB0674Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, Chapter 51, relative to correctional institutions and inmates.

Passed

Introduced by Harold Love, District 58

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study concerning subjects related to access of family members to incarcerated persons for visitation; requires the department to report its findings to each member of the general assembly and to provide a copy of the report to the legislative librarian by no later than January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 51.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 783

April 28, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · April 1, 2026

20

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

20 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes
Michele Carringer16Yes
Dave Wright19Yes
Greg Martin26Yes
Tim Rudd34Yes
Dennis Powers36Yes
Iris Rudder39Yes
Ed Butler41Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  9. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  12. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  13. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  14. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  15. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  16. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  17. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  18. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  19. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  20. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  23. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026

  24. Comp. SB subst.

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 783

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