For additional roll call votes on Tennessee SB0215 please see the Vote List

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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: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 488 [SB0215 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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Vote: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	8	1	7
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	8	1	7

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Bell, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Bowling, Janince [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gardenhire, Todd [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Lundberg, Jon C. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Roberts, Kerry [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Robinson, Katrina [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Stevens, John [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. White, Dawn [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart