Sentencing - As enacted, requires that a person convicted of certain offenses serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed; requires that a person convicted of certain other offenses serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Last action May 9, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2022 · House Apr 21, 2022
How they voted
19–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 29
Apr 21, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican25
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
22
Committee
22
Amendments
3
Apr 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0934)
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0941)
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 20, Nays 7, PNV 3
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0946)
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0966)
lower
Apr 21, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0552)
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 9, PNV 0
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Apr 19, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2022
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2022
upper
Apr 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2022
upper
Apr 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 1
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/23/2022
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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