HB0036

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.

Complete·4/6/26

HB0036 amends Tennessee law to change parole eligibility for inmates, focusing on age, time served, and medical conditions.

HB0036 modifies Tennessee Code to alter parole eligibility for inmates. It allows the commissioner of correction to certify inmates for parole if they are at least 55 years old, have served at least ten years in custody, and are not serving a sentence for a violent sexual offense or more than one conviction for first-degree murder. It also considers inmates with a medical prognosis of mortality within one year or those unable to perform daily living activities in a prison environment. This act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

17 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Apr 2, 2025

12:00 PM

House Judiciary Committee Hearing

Mar 26, 2025

3:00 PM

House Cities & Counties Subcommittee Hearing

History

Apr 6

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 631

Mar 16

House

Comp. SB subst.

Mar 12

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026