republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-1449.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1449"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1449 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Camper", "Gilmore"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d31e2bbd-35ca-4889-8bc9-4179e75ed9ae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1449&GA=111"
source_hash: "591cd8486f7528696793564590e5e2e0a10d6fba4078a04cb98251c530cf71c5"
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 HB 1449 (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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0352.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0273** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0273.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1449.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Camper — primary (person)
- Gilmore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 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`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **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** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **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)
- **2019-04-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **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.
- **2019-04-24** 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** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 309
- **2019-05-13** Pub. Ch. 309
- **2019-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d31e2bbd-35ca-4889-8bc9-4179e75ed9ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).