# Tennessee HB 1144: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to private prisons. Tennessee HB 1144, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to private prisons., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 460) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1144-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1144 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to private prisons. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 460 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Correction, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (94 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harold Love, Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Larry J. Miller (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 460 - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0460.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1144.pdf) - HA0211: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0211.pdf) - HA0212: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0212.pdf) - HA0503: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0503.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1144.pdf) - SA0229: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0229.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0460.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1144.pdf) - [HA0211 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0211.pdf) - [HA0212 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0212.pdf) - [HA0503 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0503.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1144.pdf) - [SA0229 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0229.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1144-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).