---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes a county sheriff to create an inmate reentry education program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes a county sheriff to create an inmate reentry education program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 904"
citation: "Tennessee SB 904 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Jails", "Local Loc"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sanderson", "Southerland"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4972d4c-4dc2-4293-8a91-812340849cbb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0904&GA=111"
source_hash: "4c01fb0274d854f6bbb3b4361a068c1f57a3ccfa634a69e9abdf157bd5ab6cf1"
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 904 (111) — Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes a county sheriff to create an inmate reentry education program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0432** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0432.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0321** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0321.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0904.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 4/2/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2019 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sanderson — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-04-01** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-03** Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2019-04-03** Recalled from Senate Education Committee
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** No Action Taken
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0432) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0321)
- **2019-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 346
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 346
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4972d4c-4dc2-4293-8a91-812340849cbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).