---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for committing a felony offense to ascertain the inmate's highest grade or educational level attained, as well as their interest in continuing, completing, or advancing their education; requires the department to notify such inmates of the educational programming and opportunities available. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41 and Title 49."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for committing a felony offense to ascertain the inmate's highest grade or educational level attained, as well as their interest in continuing, completing, or advancing their education; requires the department to notify such inmates of the educational programming and opportunities available. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1569"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1569 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-09"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6603c91e-18f1-4239-9344-b21f600759ad"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1569&ga=114"
source_hash: "a470f9733c42262a193453cac1ec6513d233d8faadf4ebcb41af43e7302b5919"
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 1569 (114) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for committing a felony offense to ascertain the inmate's highest grade or educational level attained, as well as their interest in continuing, completing, or advancing their education; requires the department to notify such inmates of the educational programming and opportunities available. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0575** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0575.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0460** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0460.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1569.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/3/2026 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/12/2026 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/3/2026
- **2026-02-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026
- **2026-02-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/2026
- **2026-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0460)
- **2026-02-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0575) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 607

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6603c91e-18f1-4239-9344-b21f600759ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).