# Tennessee SB 0533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to electronic monitoring for work release.

Tennessee SB 0533, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to electronic monitoring for work release., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0533
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to electronic monitoring for work release.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Jails, Local Lock-ups
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (107 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Working prisoners pay monitoring costs from wages: cost, low. 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.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 76 | 18 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 | pass | 25 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0320.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0351.pdf)
- HA0290: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0290.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0533.pdf)
- SA0293: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0293.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0320.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0351.pdf)
- [HA0290 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0290.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0533.pdf)
- [SA0293 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0293.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0533-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).