Tennessee · House Bill 385 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to sentence reduction credits.

HB 385 Sponsored by William Lamberth Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  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.

Sentencing - As enacted, requires the superintendent or jail administrator to notify the department of corrections of the amount of sentence reduction credits for good institutional behavior that a convicted felon should receive for the felon's time incarcerated prior to imposition of sentence instead of the superintendent or jail administrator objecting to an award of credits at the rate of eight days for each month served. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  10. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  11. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/22/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  13. HousePlaced behind the budget
  14. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 427

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.

All 3 cosponsors

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.