---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts \"Ledford's Law,\" which requires the terms and conditions of parole for a prisoner convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide to specifically include that the prisoner, upon release, is prohibited from possessing or consuming alcohol or a controlled substance for which the prisoner does not have a valid prescription for the duration of any period of parole; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts \"Ledford's Law,\" which requires the terms and conditions of parole for a prisoner convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide to specifically include that the prisoner, upon release, is prohibited from possessing or consuming alcohol or a controlled substance for which the prisoner does not have a valid prescription for the duration of any period of parole; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1583"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1583 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-12-12"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1768cee8-c61b-4767-b685-a93832554e88"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1583&GA=113"
source_hash: "68ce955b7826410ed0a63ffb0ad0bd04e2200ac50e55e4ebfa8f5c7a168e6598"
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 1583 (113) — Sentencing - As enacted, enacts "Ledford's Law," which requires the terms and conditions of parole for a prisoner convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide to specifically include that the prisoner, upon release, is prohibited from possessing or consuming alcohol or a controlled substance for which the prisoner does not have a valid prescription for the duration of any period of parole; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0682** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0682.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0515** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0515.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1583.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/6/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/12/2024 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 3/25/2024 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0515)
- **2024-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0682) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0682) `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 671

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1768cee8-c61b-4767-b685-a93832554e88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).