HB 447 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires the department of correction, in consultation with the inmate disciplinary oversight board, to compose a report detailing the number of inmates who earned sentence reduction credits, and to submit the report to legislative committees. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41.

HB 447 requires Tennessee's Department of Correction to create an annual report tracking how many inmates earned sentence reduction credits (which shorten prison time). The report must detail these numbers and be submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the relevant House committee on criminal sentencing. This bill amends specific sections of Tennessee law (Titles 3, 4, 40, and 41) to establish this reporting requirement. The change directly affects state corrections officials and provides lawmakers with data on sentence credit usage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2026
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Total actions
27
Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
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Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
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Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
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Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
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Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
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Feb 2, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026
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Jan 21, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026
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Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
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Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
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Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
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Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
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Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
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Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
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Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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Bud Hulsey
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