Sentencing - As enacted, requires the superintendent or jail administrator to notify the department of corrections of the amount of sentence reduction credits for good institutional behavior that a convicted felon should receive for the felon's time incarcerated prior to imposition of sentence instead of the superintendent or jail administrator objecting to an award of credits at the rate of eight days for each month served. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
26–5
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 11, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0010)
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 18, PNV 0
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0346)
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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