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HB1839Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to state inmates.

Passed

Introduced by Kirk Haston, District 72

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

As enacted, prohibits the department from removing a state inmate from a local jail facility for the purpose of relocating the inmate to a state facility if the inmate is participating in a work release or re-entry program unless the inmate has failed to meet the work release or in-house duty requirements, or the inmate's disciplinary records warrant the inmate's removal from participation in the work release or re-entry program. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841

May 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · April 13, 2026

94

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

94 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
Bud Hulsey2Yes
Timothy Hill3Yes
Renea Jones4Yes
David Hawk5Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes

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 2/17/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  17. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  19. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026

  20. Comp. SB subst.

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841

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