---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the criteria established by the department for awarding credits for good institutional behavior to include a requirement that the inmate complete a department-approved validated risk and needs assessment and participate in programming or employment in order for the inmate to be eligible to earn sentence credits for good institutional behavior. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the criteria established by the department for awarding credits for good institutional behavior to include a requirement that the inmate complete a department-approved validated risk and needs assessment and participate in programming or employment in order for the inmate to be eligible to earn sentence credits for good institutional behavior. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 806"
citation: "Tennessee SB 806 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/242e714e-4307-4b3e-beaa-78103b9e1425"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0806&GA=113"
source_hash: "8ff3755786b7c68d6aee0fd46df19f92246fc87bf78ec5ce008d0ca681ae14ef"
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 806 (113) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the criteria established by the department for awarding credits for good institutional behavior to include a requirement that the inmate complete a department-approved validated risk and needs assessment and participate in programming or employment in order for the inmate to be eligible to earn sentence credits for good institutional behavior. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; 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 HA0419** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0419.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0266** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0266.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0806.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (2) — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **77–12** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0266)
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 12, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0419) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 4 (Amendment 1 - HA0419) `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 458

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/242e714e-4307-4b3e-beaa-78103b9e1425`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).