HB 2188 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Sentencing - As enacted, makes revisions to law relating to the sentencing of a defendant who commits a nonviolent property offense on or after July 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

This bill modifies how sentence reduction credits are applied to inmates convicted of certain offenses committed on or after July 1, 2024. Under the new rules, these credits can shorten the percentage of a sentence an inmate must serve before becoming eligible for parole, but they cannot change the final date when the sentence expires. For crimes committed before that date, credits continue to reduce the total time served, including the expiration date. The legislation also sets specific minimums for how much of a sentence must be served before parole eligibility for certain serious offenses.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2024 Last action May 31, 2024
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Committee
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Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
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Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
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Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
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Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
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Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/20/2024
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Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
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Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
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Jan 31, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
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Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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William Lamberth
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