republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-2120.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correctional Programs - As enacted, authorizes TRICOR to enter contractual agreements with counties and cities to provide work training programs for prisoners incarcerated in county and city jails. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22, Part 4."
description: "Correctional Programs - As enacted, authorizes TRICOR to enter contractual agreements with counties and cities to provide work training programs for prisoners incarcerated in county and city jails. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2120"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2120 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correctional Programs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge", "Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-22"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33e84e14-722b-4f7b-bd98-086926c07d03"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2120&GA=111"
source_hash: "88ba6bb31982af2770b9cc6c157d3107387eb24897b855020cb3e2cc2708e496"
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 2120 (111) — Correctional Programs - As enacted, authorizes TRICOR to enter contractual agreements with counties and cities to provide work training programs for prisoners incarcerated in county and city jails. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2120.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/26/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/27/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/10/2020 Passed (3) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/10/2020 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020 5/29/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-25** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on State Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020
- **2020-06-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-01** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-10** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 705
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/22/2020
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 705

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33e84e14-722b-4f7b-bd98-086926c07d03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).