Tennessee · House Bill 2579 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 41, relative to persons convicted of a criminal offense.

HB 2579 Sponsored by Lowell Russell Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 5, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, allows a prisoner of a county workhouse or jail to be released from custody on work release or otherwise allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for employment or to perform work in the community without using an electronic monitoring device if the sheriff, with the approval of the county commission, enters into a written agreement with the entity employing…

Read the full title (122 words)

Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, allows a prisoner of a county workhouse or jail to be released from custody on work release or otherwise allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for employment or to perform work in the community without using an electronic monitoring device if the sheriff, with the approval of the county commission, enters into a written agreement with the entity employing or utilizing the prisoner for work in which the entity agrees to accept full liability, including the cost of apprehension, if the prisoner leaves the entity's premises without the permission of the entity or the sheriff while performing work for the entity. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 41.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee · House Corrections Subcommittee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.