Tennessee Senate bill in Session 114.
Status: enacted. Latest action: June 4, 2025.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.
ON APRIL 21, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 577, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #2 rewrites this bill to increase the accreditation stipend provided to eligible counties for each convicted felon housed by the county , as follows: (1) From $3.00 per day to $6.00 per day , if the county has achieved tier 1 accreditation from the Tennessee corrections institute ; and (2) From $ 6 .00 per day to $ 12 .00 per day , if the county has achieved tier 2 accreditation from the Tennessee corrections institute .
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-05-27 | Status | enacted |
| 2025-06-04 | Latest Action | Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 |