Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1815
Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes a sheriff, jail administrator, or deputy jailer to refuse or delay acceptance into the jail of an arrestee if the arrestee has not received medical treatment for obvious serious physical injuries or conditions of an emergency nature; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Russell (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 24, 2026): Pub. Ch. 751
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 19, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 3/12/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 24, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 751 - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0758) - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Mar 19, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0665) - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Reset on cal. for 3/19/2026 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 12, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
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