Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 16 R cosponsors

SJR 0617 — A RESOLUTION urging the passage of H.R. 2350 (S. 1137) of the 119th Congress to permit states to deploy cell-phone jamming systems in prisons.

Last action — Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  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 22, 2026. 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 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

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

Summary

Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. Congress to enact H.R. 2350 (S. 1137), which permits states to deploy cell-phone jamming systems in prisons. -

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  5. Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee

  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/12/2026

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026

  11. Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  15. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SJR 0617 do?
Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. Congress to enact H.R. 2350 (S. 1137), which permits states to deploy cell-phone jamming systems in prisons. -
Who sponsors SJR 0617?
SJR 0617 is sponsored by Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Briggs, Richard (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Johnson, Jack (Republican), Massey, Becky D. (Republican), Pody, Mark (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Taylor, Brent (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), Watson, Bo (Republican), and Yager, Ken (Republican).
What is the current status of SJR 0617?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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