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

SB 533: 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.

Enacted Last action May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 320

Plain-language summary

SB 533 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 30, 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: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Pub. Ch. 320.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Stevens.