Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 351: Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, requires, if a prisoner is released for paid employment, the cost of the electronic monitoring device to be deducted from the prisoner's wages by the sheriff and paid directly to the electronic monitoring device provider by the county or state, as applicable; requires, if a prisoner is released for unpaid work, the entity utilizing the prisoner for work to pay the costs of the electronic monitoring device. - Amends TCA Title 41.

In committee Last action May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 320

Plain-language summary

HB 351 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, requires, if a prisoner is released for paid employment, the cost of the electronic monitoring device to be deducted from the prisoner's wages by the sheriff and paid directly to the electronic monitoring device provider by the county or state, as applicable; requires, if a prisoner is released for unpaid work, the entity utilizing the prisoner for work to pay the costs of the electronic monitoring device. - Amends TCA Title 41. Primary sponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 320.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican).