2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2656: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires that a person convicted of certain offenses serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed; requires that a person convicted of certain other offenses serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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Bill History
2/2/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P1C.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/19/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2022
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar #2 for 4/21/2022
House of Representatives
4/21/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
5/9/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 988
Amendments
HA0966
Amendment 3-0 to HB2656
4/21/2022Not Adopted
HA0946
Amendment 2-0 to HB2656
4/20/2022Not Adopted
HA0552
Amendment 1-0 to HB2656
2/24/2022Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/9/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 36
Primary Sponsor
Cameron Sexton
Republican
Co-Sponsors (35)
William Lamberth
Republican
Bud Hulsey
Republican
Bruce Griffey
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Jerry Sexton
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Ron Gant
Republican
Brandon Ogles
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Ryan Williams
Republican
Charlie Baum
Republican
John Crawford
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Scotty Campbell
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Clay Doggett
Republican
Dale Carr
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Eddie Mannis
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican