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type: "Bill"
title: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the \"James Bardsley, Jr. Life Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10."
description: "Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the \"James Bardsley, Jr. Life Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1602"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1602 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hatcher"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/703cc2e3-a661-43da-8b40-bb3eca85c3bb"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1602&ga=114"
source_hash: "4410c212852fdd78e41cca3bc22726df0f2835c3d494b4f0fc85eed45262b924"
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 1602 (114) — Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the "James Bardsley, Jr. Life Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0994** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0994.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1210** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1210.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0821** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0821.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1602.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/23/2026 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2026 Passed — **290** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY STEVENS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed — **902** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hatcher — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, 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 - SA0821)
- **2026-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0994) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1210) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1210) `passage`
- **2026-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1072
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/703cc2e3-a661-43da-8b40-bb3eca85c3bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).