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TN SB 1820

died on adjournment

Correctional Programs - As enacted, requires each correctional officer at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center to utilize a body camera that is recording at all times while the officer is on duty at the facility and is in contact with or may reasonably anticipate contact or interaction with an inmate; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

Quick answers

Did TN SB 1820 pass?

No. TN SB 1820 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 956

What is TN SB 1820 about?

TN SB 1820 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Correctional Programs - As enacted, requires each correctional officer at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center to utilize a body camera that is recording at all times while the officer is on duty at the facility and is in contact with or may reasonably anticipate contact or interaction with an inmate; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 1820?

Hatcher is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1820.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 956
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hatcherprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-21

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-22

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-11

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  5. 2026-03-17

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  6. 2026-04-14

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  7. 2026-04-16

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  8. 2026-04-20

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0

  9. 2026-04-21

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  10. 2026-04-22

    Companion House Bill substituted

    substitution

  11. 2026-05-18

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 956

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-17 · pass · 9-0

  • SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/20/2026 Passed

    2026-04-20 · pass · 11-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1820&ga=114

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