Roll Call: TN HB0197 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly
For additional roll call votes on Tennessee HB0197 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: As enacted, prevents an inmate convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony from using sentence reduction credits until the minimum release eligibility date applicable to the inmate is reached; establishes presumption that inmate convicted of Class E or Class D nonviolent felony is to be paroled upon reaching release eligibility date unless good cause is shown as to why inmate should not be released. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Pub. Ch. 488 [HB0197 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Bill Title: As enacted, prevents an inmate convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony from using sentence reduction credits until the minimum release eligibility date applicable to the inmate is reached; establishes presumption that inmate convicted of Class E or Class D nonviolent felony is to be paroled upon reaching release eligibility date unless good cause is shown as to why inmate should not be released. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Pub. Ch. 488 [HB0197 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Vote: FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 32 | 4 | 28 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 32 | 4 | 28 |
