Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires a person committed to jail to be kept separately from a person convicted of or charged with a sexual offense, a violent sexual offense, or a violent crime if the person committed to jail has or demonstrates an intellectual or developmental disability; requires jail employees to be trained on recognizing intellectual and developmental disabilities and proper procedures for dealing with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 41.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2020
Last action Feb 26, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Corrections Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Corrections Subcommittee of State Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 2/12/2020
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
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