KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Tennessee

HB1986 • 2026

Correction, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Grills, Jackson
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/01/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Correction, Dept. of

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1986, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1986, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that a county incurring expenses pursuant to a criminal prosecution must provide an invoice of the expenses imposed on the county to the department of correction.
  • Within 60 days of receiving an invoice, the department must pay the amount of the invoiced expenses permitted by law to the county.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1986

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

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1986 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1804* House Bill No.
  • 1986 HA0790 015728 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1804

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

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1804 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1804* House Bill No.
  • 1986 SA0954 015728 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/01/2026

  2. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 916

  3. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 916

  4. 2026-05-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0954)

  11. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  14. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  15. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  16. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  17. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  19. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  20. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0790)

  21. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  22. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  24. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  25. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  26. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  28. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  37. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  39. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  40. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  41. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE HOUSE
ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1986, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that a
county incurring expenses pursuant to a criminal prosecution
must
provide an invoice of the expenses imposed on the county to the department of correction. Within 60 days of receiving an invoice, the department
must
pay the amount of the invoiced expenses permitted by law to the county.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1804
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 1986
By Grills
HB1986
011422
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40
and Title 41, relative to inmates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-21-227(e), is amended by
deleting the subsection and substituting instead:
(e) Whenever a furlough is granted to an inmate under the authority of this
section, the department shall notify the chief law enforcement officer of the county and
the police chief of the city, if any, in which the inmate resides that the inmate has been
granted a furlough.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.