Tennessee · Senate Bill 321 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 41, relative to telephone services.

SB 321 Sponsored by Raumesh Akbari Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires the department of correction, the department of children's services, and local jails to provide persons in their custody and confined in a prison, youth development center, or jail with accessible, functional voice communication services free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communication. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 41.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  4. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Senate State and Local Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.