Sentencing - As enacted, adds to sentencing considerations available community-based alternatives to confinement and the benefits that imposing such alternatives may provide to the community should be considered when the offense is nonviolent and the defendant is the primary caregiver of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed May 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
24–4
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 18, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican23
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
16
Committee
16
Amendments
1
May 8, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0352)
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 5, PNV 0
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0273)
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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