2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0577: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, adds that a requested comptroller study reviewing the number of nonviolent offenders who are incarcerated for offenses but who have not been convicted be shared with the legislative librarian on or before the date of the submission of the next regularly scheduled audit of the department of correction. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
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Bill History
1/29/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0202)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0505)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0444)
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0192)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
Amendments
HA0505
Amendment 2-0 to HB0577
4/17/2025Not Adopted
HA0202
Amendment 1-0 to HB0577
3/26/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/22/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/26/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/18/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Clay Doggett
Republican