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type: "Bill"
title: "Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, prohibits the use of solitary confinement for pregnant inmates and inmates who have given birth within the past eight weeks; prohibits transfer of a pregnant inmate from a jail to a state penitentiary or branch of a prison for safekeeping unless medically necessary. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
description: "Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, prohibits the use of solitary confinement for pregnant inmates and inmates who have given birth within the past eight weeks; prohibits transfer of a pregnant inmate from a jail to a state penitentiary or branch of a prison for safekeeping unless medically necessary. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 827"
citation: "Tennessee SB 827 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Prisons and Reformatory Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chism", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0840632e-0915-4076-a2b8-854dd3311556"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0827&GA=112"
source_hash: "a09cf47fd1aa81563dab4995378cf139c9f663d1079305ed028dd76d567f6a03"
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 827 (112) — Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As enacted, prohibits the use of solitary confinement for pregnant inmates and inmates who have given birth within the past eight weeks; prohibits transfer of a pregnant inmate from a jail to a state penitentiary or branch of a prison for safekeeping unless medically necessary. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
## 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/SB0827.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/8/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/25/2022 4/20/2022 — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2021 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed — **950** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chism — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-25** Effective date(s) 05/11/2022
- **2022-05-25** Pub. Ch. 1017
- **2022-05-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1017
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0840632e-0915-4076-a2b8-854dd3311556`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).