# Tennessee SB 0015: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4, relative to deceased inmates.

Tennessee SB 0015, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4, relative to deceased inmates., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0015
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4, relative to deceased inmates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-10
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Inmates
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (9 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2024-12-10: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0015.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0015.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0015.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0015.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0015-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).