---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, revises present law relative to medical care of prisoners. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 41 and Title 68."
description: "Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, revises present law relative to medical care of prisoners. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 41 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 927"
citation: "Tennessee SB 927 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Prisons and Reformatory Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b83a3ab-0aab-41c9-97bb-6f4763dccc45"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0927&GA=113"
source_hash: "6dcada0c9187b1138246b9ee6e12e59e1ba7ee27a70c20ba32e7d3ae53a587b2"
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 927 (113) — Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, revises present law relative to medical care of prisoners. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 41 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0296** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0296.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0437** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0437.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0242.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0927.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **29–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/21/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2023 Passed (2) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY HULSEY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed — **91–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY HULSEY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0242)
- **2023-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 5, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0437) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0296) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 4 (Amendment 2 - HA0437) `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **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) 05/17/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 469

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b83a3ab-0aab-41c9-97bb-6f4763dccc45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).