# Tennessee HB 1986: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates. Tennessee HB 1986, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1986-2025-2026 - 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 1986 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Correction, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (155 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Counties get prosecution costs repaid: benefit, low. Counties must invoice the Tennessee Department of Correction for prosecution expenses covered by Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-25-129(a)(3). The department must repay expenses allowed by law within 60 days after receiving the invoice. This is payment to counties, not households. The law took effect… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 05/01/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 916 - 2026-05-01: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-20: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-15: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-14: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0954) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0790) (House) - 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0790 (Substitute), 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0790.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0916.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1804.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1986.pdf) - SA0954: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0954.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0790 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0790.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0916.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1804.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1986.pdf) - [SA0954 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0954.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [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-HB1986-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).