---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from using state funds to administer hormone replacement therapy to state inmates incarcerated in a state penitentiary or a county jail or workhouse, or for sex reassignment surgery for state inmates incarcerated in a state penitentiary or a county jail or workhouse. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from using state funds to administer hormone replacement therapy to state inmates incarcerated in a state penitentiary or a county jail or workhouse, or for sex reassignment surgery for state inmates incarcerated in a state penitentiary or a county jail or workhouse. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2861"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2861 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93ec5864-5cea-49a5-95fc-52f5dcbb5bcb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2861&GA=113"
source_hash: "40379f7d06228c2f4a01437d9d6a7339c3354dae8a1f53f3359aa2e28c23ab4f"
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 2861 (113) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from using state funds to administer hormone replacement therapy to state inmates incarcerated in a state penitentiary or a county jail or workhouse, or for sex reassignment surgery for state inmates incarcerated in a state penitentiary or a county jail or workhouse. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0916** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0916.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0762** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0762.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2861.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (1) — **24–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/19/2024 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (2) — **67–25** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **71–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0762)
- **2024-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0916) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 821

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93ec5864-5cea-49a5-95fc-52f5dcbb5bcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).