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HB0447 • 2026

Prisons and Reformatory Institutions

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to corrections oversight.

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Sponsor
Hulsey, Pody
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prison Report Requirements

This bill requires Tennessee's Department of Correction to create and submit reports about inmates who earned sentence reduction credits.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the department of correction to work with the inmate disciplinary oversight board.
  • Creates a report that lists how many inmates got sentence reduction credits.
  • Sends this report to legislative committees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Correction in Tennessee
  • Inmates who earn sentence reduction credits

Terms To Know

Sentence Reduction Credits
Points or rewards that inmates can earn to reduce their time in prison.
Legislative Committees
Groups within the state government that look at specific topics and make recommendations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how often these reports must be made.
  • It is unclear what consequences, if any, there are for failing to submit the report on time.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0447

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB0447 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 261* House Bill No.
  • 447 HA1029 017117 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0261

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB0261 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 261* House Bill No.
  • 447 SA0892 003756 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  4. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  5. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  6. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  7. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  10. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  13. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  14. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  15. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  16. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  18. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  20. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  22. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026

  24. 2026-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Meeting Canceled

  25. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026

  26. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  27. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2026

  28. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  31. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  33. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  34. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025

  35. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  36. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  38. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  39. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  40. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2025-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 261
By Pody

HOUSE BILL 447
By Hulsey

HB0447
001812
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3;
Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to corrections
oversight.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-21-236, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
( ) The department, in consultation with the inmate disciplinary oversight board,
shall compose a report detailing the number of inmates who earned sentence reduction
credits under this section and shall submit the report to the senate judiciary committee
and the committee of the house of representatives with jurisdiction over subject matters
pertaining to criminal sentencing.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.