Tennessee Senate Bill 1670 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-24 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 535
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, requires the standards for the square footage of cells in local correctional facilities to be the minimum standards required by the Tennessee corrections institute in effect at the time of the construction of the facility instead of the 2008 standards; authorizes local correctional facilities the option of conforming to more recent standards required by the american correctional association; exempts certain local correctional facilities from standards. - Amends TCA Section 41-4-140.

As enacted, requires the standards for the square footage of cells in local correctional facilities to be the minimum standards required by the Tennessee corrections institute in effect at the time of the construction of the facility instead of the 2008 standards; authorizes local correctional facilities the option of conforming to more recent standards required by the american correctional association; exempts certain local correctional facilities from standards. - Amends TCA Section 41-4-140.

Sen. Steve Southerland [R]

Rep. David Hawk [R]

2014-02-18 - Senate - S. S&L GOVT. COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-24	Senate	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 535
2014-02-27	Senate	Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA0640)
2014-02-27	Senate	Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2014-02-25	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 2/27/2014
2014-02-18	Senate	Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2014-02-12	Senate	Placed on S. S&L Govt. Comm. cal. for 2/18/2014
2014-02-11	Senate	Action Def. in S. S&L Gov. Comm. to 2/18/2014
2014-02-05	Senate	Placed on S. S&L Govt. Comm. cal. for 2/11/2014
2014-02-04	Senate	Action Def. in S. S&L Govt. Comm. to 2/11/2014
2014-01-29	Senate	Placed on S. S&L Govt. Comm. cal. for 2/4/2014
2014-01-22	Senate	P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm.
2014-01-16	Senate	Intro., P1C.
2014-01-15	Senate	Filed for intro.

HB1708 (Crossfiled) 2014-03-24 - Pub. Ch. 535

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1670&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/SB1670.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB1670&ga=108