---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, revises provisions governing grants made by the department to fund reentry programs that reduce recidivism and probation revocations; redefines recidivism. - Amends TCA Title 40."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, revises provisions governing grants made by the department to fund reentry programs that reduce recidivism and probation revocations; redefines recidivism. - Amends TCA Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 782"
citation: "Tennessee SB 782 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fd1704f-d3b2-4b1a-b0e3-d6854c226582"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0782&GA=111"
source_hash: "9d4ea08bb94996fe79879591113b794a28e167bada517fdaf79b2b3033abb60a"
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 782 (111) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, revises provisions governing grants made by the department to fund reentry programs that reduce recidivism and probation revocations; redefines recidivism. - Amends TCA Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0199** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0199.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0275** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0275.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0782.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/20/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/9/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-03-26** Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0199) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0275)
- **2019-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 249
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 249
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fd1704f-d3b2-4b1a-b0e3-d6854c226582`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).