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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class E felony of possessing a telecommunication device inside a penal institution; specifies that the first violation of such an offense is punishable only by a fine and the second or subsequent violation is punishable only by a fine of $3,000. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 2."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class E felony of possessing a telecommunication device inside a penal institution; specifies that the first violation of such an offense is punishable only by a fine and the second or subsequent violation is punishable only by a fine of $3,000. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 442"
citation: "Tennessee SB 442 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ogles", "Rose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bcf1270-34df-41eb-8933-d46cdad082fe"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0442&GA=112"
source_hash: "9b6e317b51b17db9a03f522ebb7c6280457473157457cb3ce92ed397d4868ae4"
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 442 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class E felony of possessing a telecommunication device inside a penal institution; specifies that the first violation of such an offense is punishable only by a fine and the second or subsequent violation is punishable only by a fine of $3,000. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 2.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0442.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/3/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ogles — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor change.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 236
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 7/1/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 236
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bcf1270-34df-41eb-8933-d46cdad082fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).