---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, requires a physician to provide prenatal and postpartum medical care to pregnant prisoners and detainees; requires correctional institutions to provide pregnant prisoners nutritionally appropriate meals and supplemental provisions. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2."
description: "Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, requires a physician to provide prenatal and postpartum medical care to pregnant prisoners and detainees; requires correctional institutions to provide pregnant prisoners nutritionally appropriate meals and supplemental provisions. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1651"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1651 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Prisons and Reformatory Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Lamar"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca078a2b-4176-484b-b47c-3cbf714d5be0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1651&GA=111"
source_hash: "c486404cd5e66f3f37d9153484b4d4804f43b1e6e2078d108e3692741eb796a1"
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 1651 (111) — Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, requires a physician to provide prenatal and postpartum medical care to pregnant prisoners and detainees; requires correctional institutions to provide pregnant prisoners nutritionally appropriate meals and supplemental provisions. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1651.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 6/5/2020 5/29/2020 Failed (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/8/2020 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020 6/4/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2020 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/27/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/26/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)
- Lamar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on State Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-09** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-10** Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 6/5/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-08** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 762
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 762

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca078a2b-4176-484b-b47c-3cbf714d5be0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).