Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-03-24 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 535 [SB1670 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	S. S&L GOVT. COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm.	2014-02-18	9	0	0	0	9	Passed	Link	View

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