---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to provide an inmate who is discharged from imprisonment for a felony offense and who intends to reside in this state with certain documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release employment and to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a photo identification license if the inmate does not have a current photo identification license or driver license. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to provide an inmate who is discharged from imprisonment for a felony offense and who intends to reside in this state with certain documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release employment and to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a photo identification license if the inmate does not have a current photo identification license or driver license. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 814"
citation: "Tennessee SB 814 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/947d8be3-fb78-457b-b793-8681f634f0ab"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0814&GA=113"
source_hash: "80cb08f22f79b76d9b7b0136c501975fb1dc56f224b884154474585e53be071f"
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 814 (113) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to provide an inmate who is discharged from imprisonment for a felony offense and who intends to reside in this state with certain documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release employment and to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a photo identification license if the inmate does not have a current photo identification license or driver license. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0097.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0431** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0431.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0814.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Voice Vote Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/4/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — 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`
- **2023-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **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** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
- **2023-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/4/2023
- **2023-04-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0431)
- **2023-04-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0097) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **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) 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 461

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/947d8be3-fb78-457b-b793-8681f634f0ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).