---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, revises the manner in which the department may dispose of the unclaimed body of an inmate who dies in a penitentiary, including by way of cremation. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, revises the manner in which the department may dispose of the unclaimed body of an inmate who dies in a penitentiary, including by way of cremation. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1866"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1866 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge", "Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82f61b9b-ecb8-4e45-85a7-f5e734f0c0d0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1866&GA=112"
source_hash: "f2f051885cb422355e6b615d6e22e1f3ef744bdd658d62b811d235ddb922d270"
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 1866 (112) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, revises the manner in which the department may dispose of the unclaimed body of an inmate who dies in a penitentiary, including by way of cremation. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0622** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0622.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0886** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0886.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1866.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (2) — **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 4/5/2022 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/13/2022 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/1/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Corrections Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0622) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Comittee to 03/29/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0886)
- **2022-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 933
- **2022-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/29/2022
- **2022-05-04** Pub. Ch. 933

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82f61b9b-ecb8-4e45-85a7-f5e734f0c0d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).