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TennesseeSB 1115114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 12; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to private prisons.

Sponsored By: Mark Pody (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Lower headcounts at unsafe private prisons

The law requires the Tennessee Department of Correction to cut a contracted facility’s inmate population by 10% within 90 days. This trigger applies when the facility’s death rate in the department’s annual report is at least twice that of a similar state-run prison. It covers privately run prisons and county jails that use private companies to hold state inmates. The lower headcount stays until the department decides the conditions that caused the high death rate are corrected. This law is now in effect.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mark Pody

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Paul Bailey

    Republican • Senate

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

  • Heidi Campbell

    Democrat • Senate

  • Todd Gardenhire

    Republican • Senate

  • Tom Hatcher

    Republican • Senate

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

  • Charlane Oliver

    Democrat • Senate

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeff Yarbro

    Democrat • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 166 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/22/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025

Yes: 93 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025

Yes: 31 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/25/2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 460

    5/15/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

    5/15/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/28/2025Senate

  8. Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0503)

    4/22/2025Senate

  9. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/21/2025House

  10. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0211)

    4/21/2025House

  11. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0212)

    4/21/2025House

  12. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0503)

    4/21/2025House

  13. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/21/2025House

  14. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2025

    4/21/2025Senate

  15. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    4/9/2025House

  16. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0229)

    4/7/2025Senate

  17. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    4/7/2025Senate

  18. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/7/2025Senate

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/7/2025Senate

  20. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

    4/4/2025Senate

  21. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025

    4/3/2025Senate

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

    4/3/2025Senate

  23. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/27/2025Senate

  25. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    3/25/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • HA0503 (Substitute)

    4/21/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • HA0211

    PDF

  • HA0212

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0229

    PDF

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