TennesseeSB 0533114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to electronic monitoring for work release.

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Signed by Governor

Jails, Local Lock-ups

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Working prisoners pay monitoring costs from wages

Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee sheriffs must deduct electronic monitoring device costs from prisoners’ wages for paid work release. The county or state, as applicable, must pay the device provider directly. For unpaid work release, the entity using the prisoner’s work must pay the device costs. The law also removes the January 1, 2024, start-date wording from the related monitoring rule.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 107 • No: 25

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 76 • No: 18

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025

Yes: 25 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/31/2025

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 6 • No: 2

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