Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 1804 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 916

  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 January 20, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 16, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill requires counties to receive reimbursement for certain prosecution expenses from the state.

Counties incurring expenses for criminal prosecutions must submit an invoice to the Department of Corrections, which must pay the approved amount within 60 days. The bill aims to streamline reimbursement processes for local governments.

Summary

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a county incurring expenses pursuant to a criminal prosecution to provide an invoice of the expenses imposed on the county to the department; requires, within 60 days of receiving an invoice, the department to pay the amount of the invoiced expenses permitted by law to the county. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0790)

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

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  14. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  15. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  16. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0954)

  17. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  18. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  19. Signed by H. Speaker

  20. Signed by Senate Speaker

  21. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  22. Signed by Governor.

  23. Pub. Ch. 916

  24. Effective date(s) 05/01/2026

  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 3/17/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  38. Sponsor(s) Added.

  39. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  40. Companion House Bill substituted

  41. Sponsor(s) Added.

  42. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 916

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1804 do?
Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a county incurring expenses pursuant to a criminal prosecution to provide an invoice of the expenses imposed on the county to the department; requires, within 60 days of receiving an invoice, the department to pay the amount of the invoiced expenses permitted by law to the county. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Who sponsors SB 1804?
SB 1804 is sponsored by Jackson, Ed (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), and Pody, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1804?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2026. Enacted.
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