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

SB 2170: Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires the monthly report of the warden of a county workhouse for each prisoner placed under a work release program to be filed with the judge by whom the prisoner was sentenced on or before the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 40 and Title 41.

In committee Last action March 17, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 2170 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires the monthly report of the warden of a county workhouse for each prisoner placed under a work release program to be filed with the judge by whom the prisoner was sentenced on or before the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 40 and Title 41. Primary sponsor: Ken Yager (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ken Yager (Republican).