Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 0261 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to corrections oversight.

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

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires the department of correction, in consultation with the inmate disciplinary oversight board, to compose a report detailing the number of inmates who earned sentence reduction credits, and to submit the report to legislative committees. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Meeting Canceled

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  25. Placed behind the budget

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

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

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  42. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

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

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0261 do?
Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires the department of correction, in consultation with the inmate disciplinary oversight board, to compose a report detailing the number of inmates who earned sentence reduction credits, and to submit the report to legislative committees. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41.
Who sponsors SB 0261?
SB 0261 is sponsored by Pody, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0261?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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