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type: "Bill"
title: "Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65."
description: "Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1302"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1302 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50fc782b-d682-4e05-93ee-155ca756f893"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1302&ga=114"
source_hash: "3f44d102c66a78d476c1212dd9dd3c60c18e78e1ba7e4f986e7f8b74d3fedddb"
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 1302 (114) — Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0968** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0968.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0927** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0927.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1302.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed — **8210** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/24/2026 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0927)
- **2026-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 10, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0968) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 819
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50fc782b-d682-4e05-93ee-155ca756f893`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).