---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Inmates - As enacted, requires custodians of state correctional facilities to provide feminine hygiene products, moisturizing soap that is not lye-based, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and any other healthcare product a custodian deems appropriate to women prisoners at no charge and in an appropriate quantity. - Amends TCA Title 41."
description: "State Inmates - As enacted, requires custodians of state correctional facilities to provide feminine hygiene products, moisturizing soap that is not lye-based, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and any other healthcare product a custodian deems appropriate to women prisoners at no charge and in an appropriate quantity. - Amends TCA Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 75"
citation: "Tennessee SB 75 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Inmates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Love", "Robinson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55218fd7-3248-42fa-9dd0-656d36fd3342"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0075&GA=111"
source_hash: "7a91d01cbbb6cb2c408563df24dc4e9b5616dd9f146aca5f7370384c3252e7ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 75 (111) — State Inmates - As enacted, requires custodians of state correctional facilities to provide feminine hygiene products, moisturizing soap that is not lye-based, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and any other healthcare product a custodian deems appropriate to women prisoners at no charge and in an appropriate quantity. - Amends TCA Title 41.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0311** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0311.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0469** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0469.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0328** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0328.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0075.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019 4/17/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 3/5/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2019 Passed — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/29/2019 Passed — **31–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Love — primary (person)
- Robinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-23** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-01-30** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Taken off notice for cal. in State Committee
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Action def. in State Committee to 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-02** Action def. in State Committee to 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-09** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Reset on Final calendar of Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-18** Reset on cal. for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0311) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0469) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-25** Senate Reset on calendar 4/29/19
- **2019-04-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0328)
- **2019-04-29** Motion to reconsider adopted. (Amendment 1 - SA0328)
- **2019-04-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0328)
- **2019-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 411
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 411
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/21/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55218fd7-3248-42fa-9dd0-656d36fd3342`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).