Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 1115 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to private prisons.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, provides that in a facility operated pursuant to a contract to provide correctional services, or in a facility operated pursuant to a contract with a county to hold state inmates and that county has entered into a contract with a contractor to provide correctional services, if the death rate of inmates at the facility is twice the death rate of an equivalent state-operated facility, then the department must reduce the population at such facility by 10%. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 12; 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. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

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

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

  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  9. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

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

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

  13. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  14. Placed behind the budget

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  16. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  17. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  20. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  21. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  22. Comp. SB subst.

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 460

  25. Filed for introduction

  26. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  28. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

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

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

  33. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  36. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0229)

  37. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  38. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  41. Subst. for comp. HB.

  42. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0211)

  43. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0212)

  44. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0503)

  45. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  46. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2025

  47. Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0503)

  48. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  49. Signed by Senate Speaker

  50. Signed by H. Speaker

  51. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  52. Signed by Governor.

  53. Pub. Ch. 460

  54. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

Sponsors

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Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (123)

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1115 do?
Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, provides that in a facility operated pursuant to a contract to provide correctional services, or in a facility operated pursuant to a contract with a county to hold state inmates and that county has entered into a contract with a contractor to provide correctional services, if the death rate of inmates at the facility is twice the death rate of an equivalent state-operated facility, then the department must reduce the population at such facility by 10%. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41.
Who sponsors SB 1115?
SB 1115 is sponsored by Pody, Mark (Republican), Yarbro, Jeff (Democrat), Campbell, Heidi (Democrat), Rose, Paul (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), and Oliver, Charlane (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1115?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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