2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1233: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53, relative to criminal justice.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, specifies that the report of a warden or chief administrative officer employed by a penal institution of the commission of certain offenses that occurred within the penal institution to the district attorney general for the judicial district in which the penal institution is located and the district attorney general who prosecuted the offense for which the offender is incarcerated must be in writing. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
3/26/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
Senate
3/31/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
Senate
4/2/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/14/2025
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/17/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
Senate
4/21/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0446)
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0346)
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0347)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Senate
4/22/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/22/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0338)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0339)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 10, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate

Amendments

SA0446

Amendment 3-0 to SB1233

4/21/2025Not Adopted

SA0346

Amendment 1-0 to SB1233

4/3/2025Not Adopted

SA0347

Amendment 2-0 to SB1233

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/22/2025
85
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/22/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
4/21/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
4/2/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/20257.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/8/2025162.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/30/2025154.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025188.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/2025114.4 KB