# Tennessee SB 1804: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.

Tennessee SB 1804, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-18 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 916) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1804
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 916
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Correction, Dept. of
- 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

- Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-05-18: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 916
- 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0916.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1804.pdf)
- HA0790: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0790.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1804.pdf)
- SA0954: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0954.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0916.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1804.pdf)
- [HA0790 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0790.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1804.pdf)
- [SA0954 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0954.pdf)

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