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TN HB 1317

died on adjournment

Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-10
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 819
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lamberthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2026-02-25

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  8. 2026-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  11. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  12. 2026-03-25

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  14. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-01

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2026-04-02

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026

  17. 2026-04-07

    Comp. SB subst.

  18. 2026-05-05

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 819

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 18-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026 4/2/2026

    2026-04-07 · fail · 0-0

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