---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Inmates - As enacted, increases the accreditation stipend provided to eligible counties for each convicted felon housed by the county. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
description: "State Inmates - As enacted, increases the accreditation stipend provided to eligible counties for each convicted felon housed by the county. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 577"
citation: "Tennessee HB 577 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Inmates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doggett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3a21aee-50f1-42ec-ae64-e3e04a916e0a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0577&ga=114"
source_hash: "89a6b6a1bd8c72fa617a57f3baac346a1d0ce869b038bdfe418bedf5063ab5c9"
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 HB 577 (114) — State Inmates - As enacted, increases the accreditation stipend provided to eligible counties for each convicted felon housed by the county. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; 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 HA0202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0202.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0505** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0505.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0192** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0192.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0444** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0444.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0577.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (6) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (5) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (7) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **28–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doggett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-11** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed behind the budget
- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0505) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0202) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0192)
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0444)
- **2025-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-06-04** Pub. Ch. 531

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3a21aee-50f1-42ec-ae64-e3e04a916e0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).