# Tennessee SB 0045: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing.

Tennessee SB 0045, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing., 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 0045
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- 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: Sentencing
- 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 JUDICIARY 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 Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0045.pdf)
- HA0075: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0075.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0045.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0045.pdf)
- [HA0075 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0075.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0045.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0045-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).