Bill Sponsors: TN SB1150 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Bill Title: As introduced, restricts the use of physical restraints on pregnant inmates; requires regular prenatal and postpartum medical care for pregnant inmates; prohibits the use of solitary confinement for pregnant inmates and inmates who have given birth within the past eight weeks. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 68.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-17 - Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee [SB1150 Detail]

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

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Raumesh Akbari [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-029FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Brenda Gilmore [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-019FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Katrina Robinson [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-033FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Steven Dickerson [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-020FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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