republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-2183.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the \"Transparency In Sentencing For Victims Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the \"Transparency In Sentencing For Victims Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2183"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2183 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d4bda08-7c3b-4947-8dca-c17d8ae202c7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2183&GA=112"
source_hash: "7fbfcd9957627341624a2edcb951297705936ecff15f312b6e15e0c7181d453a"
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 SB 2183 (112) — Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the "Transparency In Sentencing For Victims Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0588** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0588.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0823** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0823.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2183.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/29/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/16/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McNally — primary (person)
- Sexton C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor change.
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0588) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0823)
- **2022-04-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 952
- **2022-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-04** Pub. Ch. 952

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d4bda08-7c3b-4947-8dca-c17d8ae202c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).