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HB1111 • 2026

Sentencing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to criminal sentencing.

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Sponsor
Salinas, Akbari
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the content of the required report or how it will impact existing programs, leaving room for interpretation.

Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Act

This bill requires local community corrections advisory boards to submit an annual report by February 1st each year to county legislative bodies.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local community corrections advisory boards to send an annual report by February 1st each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local community corrections advisory boards
  • County legislative bodies

Terms To Know

community corrections programs
Programs that help people who have been convicted of crimes to stay out of jail while they get support and treatment.
county legislative body
The group in each county that makes decisions about local laws and budgets.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what information must be included in the report.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing community corrections programs.
  • There are no details on who will check if these reports are being made correctly.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  3. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  4. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  5. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  6. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  7. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  8. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  9. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  10. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  11. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  12. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  15. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1182
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 1111
By Salinas

HB1111
003270
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 16; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41,
relative to criminal sentencing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-36-202(a)(8), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(8) Make a report by February 1 of each year to the county legislative body of
the progress of the programs.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.