---
type: "Bill"
title: "DUI Offenses - As enacted, states that the court, rather than the sheriff or administrative officer of a local jail, may authorize the use of alternative facilities for the incarceration of an offender convicted of a first time offense of driving under the influence. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4."
description: "DUI Offenses - As enacted, states that the court, rather than the sheriff or administrative officer of a local jail, may authorize the use of alternative facilities for the incarceration of an offender convicted of a first time offense of driving under the influence. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2250"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2250 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DUI Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7476e49-52a0-475f-a702-1bb49fcd72a4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2250&GA=113"
source_hash: "6802ba0de46396bd7343ca25ce25105aabaf459ac8b591b33165ad1268bc278b"
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 2250 (113) — DUI Offenses - As enacted, states that the court, rather than the sheriff or administrative officer of a local jail, may authorize the use of alternative facilities for the incarceration of an offender convicted of a first time offense of driving under the influence. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

## 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/SB2250.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/14/2024 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 774

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7476e49-52a0-475f-a702-1bb49fcd72a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).