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SB1759 • 2026

State Inmates

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

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Sponsor
Briggs, Hurt
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on how the assessments should be stored or accessed, nor was it clear whether the bill affects existing records or only new ones.

Keeping Records of Inmates' Assessments

This bill requires Tennessee’s Department of Correction to keep copies of validated risk and needs assessments for all inmates during their time in prison.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the department of correction to save a copy of each inmate's validated risk and needs assessment.
  • The saved assessments must be kept until the inmate is no longer in prison.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee’s Department of Correction
  • Inmates under supervision and control of the department

Terms To Know

validated risk and needs assessment
A formal evaluation that identifies risks and needs for inmates to help with their rehabilitation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the assessments should be stored or accessed.
  • It is unclear if this will affect existing records or only new ones.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  3. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  5. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  8. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  9. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  11. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  12. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2245
By Hurt

SENATE BILL 1759
By Briggs
SB1759
011325
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41,
relative to inmates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-1-126, is amended by adding a
new subsection (e):
(e) The department shall keep a copy of each validated risk and needs
assessment of each inmate under its supervision and control for the duration of the
inmate's period of incarceration.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.