republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-985.md

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Bill	Sentencing - As enacted, adds to sentencing considerations available community-based alternatives to confinement and the benefits that imposing such alternatives may provide to the community should be considered when the offense is nonviolent and the defendant is the primary caregiver of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.	Sentencing - As enacted, adds to sentencing considerations available community-based alternatives to confinement and the benefits that imposing such alternatives may provide to the community should be considered when the offense is nonviolent and the defendant is the primary caregiver of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	111	SB 985	Tennessee SB 985 (111)	bill	Sentencing	enacted	Camper Gilmore	3	40	8	2019-02-06	2019-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/78a6b689-31f7-40f1-9082-2362695ab8a7	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0985&GA=111	b8919afc44e59250869155e2562f9ed58c478c7ae9e5dde55fcdc07fc2f86d7e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 985 (111) — Sentencing - As enacted, adds to sentencing considerations available community-based alternatives to confinement and the benefits that imposing such alternatives may provide to the community should be considered when the offense is nonviolent and the defendant is the primary caregiver of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0352 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment SA0273 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0 4/9/2019 Passed — 5–3 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — 27–4 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2019 (5) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 4/3/2019 (6) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · 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: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — 91–5 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Camper — primary (person)
• Gilmore — 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 Judiciary Committee
• 2019-02-11 P2C, ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-02-13 Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-03-27 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
• 2019-03-27 Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
• 2019-04-02 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2019
• 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 if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-04-09 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0
• 2019-04-10 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-16 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
• 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
• 2019-04-17 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
• 2019-04-18 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2019-04-18 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4 passage
• 2019-04-18 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0273)
• 2019-04-18 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
• 2019-04-22 Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 5, PNV 0 passage
• 2019-04-22 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0352) amendment-withdrawal
• 2019-04-22 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2019-04-22 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2019-04-22 Comp. SB subst.
• 2019-04-24 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2019-04-25 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2019-04-29 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2019-04-30 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2019-05-08 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-05-13 Pub. Ch. 309
• 2019-05-13 Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
• 2019-05-13 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 309

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/78a6b689-31f7-40f1-9082-2362695ab8a7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).