---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, extends the percentage of a misdemeanor sentence that a court may require a defendant to serve from 75 percent to 100 percent. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, extends the percentage of a misdemeanor sentence that a court may require a defendant to serve from 75 percent to 100 percent. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1920"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1920 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc55ee32-dec5-4fe4-9ebf-d1e2b48918cb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1920&GA=113"
source_hash: "f1445de60f8b1423eecf3f3de2894a48eab601274aee9777fea8eb1ad5010946"
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 HB 1920 (113) — Sentencing - As enacted, extends the percentage of a misdemeanor sentence that a court may require a defendant to serve from 75 percent to 100 percent. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1920.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/27/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/27/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **78–11** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 11, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 743

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc55ee32-dec5-4fe4-9ebf-d1e2b48918cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).