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Bill Sentencing - As enacted, revises and clarifies release eligibility for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. Sentencing - As enacted, revises and clarifies release eligibility for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 111 SB 453 Tennessee SB 453 (111)
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Tennessee SB 453 (111) — Sentencing - As enacted, revises and clarifies release eligibility for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0350 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment HA0494 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0468 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Amendment SA0469 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Amendment SA0470 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/6/2020 Passed — 302 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 (4) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/23/2019 Passed — 80 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2019 (5) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 1/14/2020 Passed — 80 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 6/11/2020 Passed — 840 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (3) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — 867 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1 1/28/2020 Passed — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/17/2020 Passed — 301 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 4/3/2019 — 00 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bell — primary (person)
  • Garrett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-31 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
  • 2019-01-31 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
  • 2019-02-04 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2019-02-04 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2019-02-06 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 2019-02-06 P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  • 2019-03-26 Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2019-03-26 Ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2019-03-27 Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
  • 2019-04-03 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
  • 2019-04-03 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/10/2019
  • 2019-04-03 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-04-09 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/16/2019
  • 2019-04-10 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
  • 2019-04-10 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-04-16 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/23/2019
  • 2019-04-17 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
  • 2019-04-17 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
  • 2019-04-17 Placed behind the budget
  • 2019-04-17 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
  • 2019-04-17 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2019-04-23 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2019-04-24 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
  • 2019-04-24 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-04-24 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
  • 2019-04-24 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-04-25 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
  • 2019-04-29 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
  • 2019-04-30 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/1/2019
  • 2019-04-30 Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2019
  • 2019-04-30 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2019-04-30 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  • 2019-04-30 Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 7, PNV 1 passage
  • 2019-04-30 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0350) amendment-passage
  • 2019-04-30 H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0494) amendment-passage
  • 2019-05-01 Re-refer to Senate Judiciary Comm.
  • 2020-01-08 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/14/2020
  • 2020-01-14 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
  • 2020-01-22 Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/28/2020
  • 2020-01-28 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 1
  • 2020-02-04 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/6/2020
  • 2020-02-06 Companion House Bill substituted
  • 2020-02-06 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 2 passage
  • 2020-02-06 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0470)
  • 2020-02-06 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0469)
  • 2020-02-06 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0468)
  • 2020-02-06 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  • 2020-02-20 H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/24/20
  • 2020-02-24 H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 3 HB0394
  • 2020-02-28 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/2/2020
  • 2020-03-02 Senate refused to recede from amendment 3
  • 2020-03-05 H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/9/20
  • 2020-03-09 Conf. comm. appointed (Garrett, Littleton and Freeman)
  • 2020-03-09 H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
  • 2020-06-02 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/4/2020
  • 2020-06-04 Conference Committee appointed. (Bell, Kelsey, Kyle)
  • 2020-06-10 H. Placed on Message Calendar for 6/11/20
  • 2020-06-11 Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 84, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2020-06-16 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/17/2020
  • 2020-06-17 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  • 2020-06-17 Conference Committee report adopted, 30 Ayes, 1 Nay, PNV 1
  • 2020-06-30 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2020-06-30 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2020-07-06 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2020-07-15 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2020-07-22 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 765
  • 2020-07-22 Pub. Ch. 765
  • 2020-07-22 Effective date(s) 07/15/2020

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/248281d9-b76a-4ccb-b6e9-3b3dad46af8c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).