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type: "Bill"
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title: "Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, removes the specification that a sheriff is civilly liable for the actions of a jailer who was hired by the sheriff. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 4."
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description: "Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, removes the specification that a sheriff is civilly liable for the actions of a jailer who was hired by the sheriff. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 4."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "110"
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identifier: "HB 551"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 551 (110)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Jails", "Local Loc"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Smith"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2017-02-07"
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last_action: "2017-05-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d16902c-0ea2-4c55-9e11-6ac5f2bbd60b"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0551&GA=110"
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source_hash: "ff8960a9442dc58f4b9b80671edd47cb10c81fda59b9e6accdcd4eff63d24417"
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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 HB 551 (110) — Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, removes the specification that a sheriff is civilly liable for the actions of a jailer who was hired by the sheriff. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 4.
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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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0551.pdf)
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## Votes
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- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/11/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/5/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2017 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
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- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/4/2017 5/2/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Massey — primary (person)
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- Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2017-02-17** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
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- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
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- **2017-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/15/2017
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
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- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/22/17
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- **2017-03-22** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
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- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
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- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/12/2017
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- **2017-04-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/18/2017
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- **2017-04-13** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Judiciary Comm. 4-18-17
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- **2017-04-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2017-04-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/26/2017
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- **2017-04-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2017-04-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage`
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- **2017-04-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
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- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/4/2017
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- **2017-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2017-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
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- **2017-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2017-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 401
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- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 401
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- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/18/2017
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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/5d16902c-0ea2-4c55-9e11-6ac5f2bbd60b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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