# Tennessee HB 1839: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to state inmates.

Tennessee HB 1839, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to state inmates., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-05 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1839
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to state inmates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Correction, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (125 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: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-05: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841
- 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-13: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0841.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1839.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1839.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0841.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1839.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1839.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1839-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).