---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes counties to develop and operate transition centers pursuant to interlocal agreements; authorizes a transition center to partner with a nonprofit organization that provides programming designed to reduce recidivism. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 9, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 11."
description: "Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes counties to develop and operate transition centers pursuant to interlocal agreements; authorizes a transition center to partner with a nonprofit organization that provides programming designed to reduce recidivism. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 9, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 489"
citation: "Tennessee SB 489 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Jails", "Local Loc"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramsey", "Swann"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59a2e1b8-880b-45a1-9d94-47bad4a0e029"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0489&GA=112"
source_hash: "7af18364fe622961b2cbc38c9cf0dd4c0c1b40c57f07850dfd9d71d692e4699c"
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 489 (112) — Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes counties to develop and operate transition centers pursuant to interlocal agreements; authorizes a transition center to partner with a nonprofit organization that provides programming designed to reduce recidivism. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 9, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0203** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0203.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0197** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0197.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0285** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0285.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0489.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/23/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/27/2021 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramsey — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0203) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0285)
- **2021-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0197)
- **2021-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA2 Ayes 89, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0240
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 390
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 01/01/2022
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 390

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59a2e1b8-880b-45a1-9d94-47bad4a0e029`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).