TN SB0015 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires the state to pay for autopsies of deceased inmates and for any transportation associated with the autopsy. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 41, Chapter 21 and Title 68, Chapter 4, relative to deceased inmates.
Sponsors
| Sen. Page Walley [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-12-10 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB0094 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-14 - Intro., P1C.
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0015&ga=114 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0015.pdf |
