---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Inmates - As enacted, creates process by which the commissioner of correction may certify as eligible for parole certain chronically debilitated or incapacitated inmates; clarifies that medical conditions for which an inmate may be granted a furlough by the commissioner of correction must be chronically debilitating or incapacitating. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 28, Part 1; Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 5 and Section 41-21-227(i)."
description: "State Inmates - As enacted, creates process by which the commissioner of correction may certify as eligible for parole certain chronically debilitated or incapacitated inmates; clarifies that medical conditions for which an inmate may be granted a furlough by the commissioner of correction must be chronically debilitating or incapacitating. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 28, Part 1; Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 5 and Section 41-21-227(i)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 727"
citation: "Tennessee SB 727 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Inmates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ab204cd-4267-429e-b41e-401373f90f82"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0727&GA=112"
source_hash: "1677ef826c7eb6ad87125f44880c97f5010e1693f1ee7e1eaa059bb0be8782de"
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 727 (112) — State Inmates - As enacted, creates process by which the commissioner of correction may certify as eligible for parole certain chronically debilitated or incapacitated inmates; clarifies that medical conditions for which an inmate may be granted a furlough by the commissioner of correction must be chronically debilitating or incapacitating. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 28, Part 1; Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 5 and Section 41-21-227(i).

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0111** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0111.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0166** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0166.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0727.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/16/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0111) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0166)
- **2021-04-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/12/21
- **2021-04-12** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0072
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 282
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 04/30/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 282

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ab204cd-4267-429e-b41e-401373f90f82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).