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

HB 1839: Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from removing a state inmate from a local jail facility for the purpose of relocating the inmate to a state facility if the inmate is participating in a work release or re-entry program unless the inmate has failed to meet the work release or in-house duty requirements, or the inmate's disciplinary records warrant the inmate's removal from participation in the work release or re-entry program. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1839 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from removing a state inmate from a local jail facility for the purpose of relocating the inmate to a state facility if the inmate is participating in a work release or re-entry program unless the inmate has failed to meet the work release or in-house duty requirements, or the inmate's disciplinary records warrant the inmate's removal from participation in the work release or re-entry program. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41. Primary sponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kirk HastonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 841
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
  9. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026
  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source