Tennessee Senate Bill 77 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
Pending: Senate State and Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, changes the definition of a "detainee day" for purposes of compensating a county for holding a state prisoner from the date the prisoner is sentenced to the department of correction to the date the prisoner is convicted by the trial court; and allows commissioner to retroactively compensate a county back to the initial date of incarceration if the trial judge grants the prisoner credit for time served and time spent in jail pending appeal. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 8.

As introduced, changes the definition of a "detainee day" for purposes of compensating a county for holding a state prisoner from the date the prisoner is sentenced to the department of correction to the date the prisoner is convicted by the trial court; and allows commissioner to retroactively compensate a county back to the initial date of incarceration if the trial judge grants the prisoner credit for time served and time spent in jail pending appeal. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 8.

Sen. Rosalind Kurita [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-29	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
2019-01-30	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
2019-01-28	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2019-01-24	Senate	Filed for introduction

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0077&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0077.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/SB0077.pdf