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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sentencing - As enacted, authorizes a member of the clergy who has been preparing a condemned person for death, rather than a priest or minister of the gospel, to witness the person's execution. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
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description: "Sentencing - As enacted, authorizes a member of the clergy who has been preparing a condemned person for death, rather than a priest or minister of the gospel, to witness the person's execution. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 2008"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 2008 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Sentencing"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Campbell S"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec34235e-e200-4613-b05b-6a2b68def6d4"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2008&GA=112"
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source_hash: "bd4b8e27cb3907a774203e1225b424837527815d5beac43ec7112cbb29b731ba"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 2008 (112) — Sentencing - As enacted, authorizes a member of the clergy who has been preparing a condemned person for death, rather than a priest or minister of the gospel, to witness the person's execution. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2008.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/23/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/16/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bell — primary (person)
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- Campbell S — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2022-01-13** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
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- **2022-02-02** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-02** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/15/2022
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- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
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- **2022-02-09** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/16/2022
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- **2022-02-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/22/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/23/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2022-02-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
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- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
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- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022
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- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2022-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2022-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2022-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-03-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/24/2022
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- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 735
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- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 735
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec34235e-e200-4613-b05b-6a2b68def6d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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