Tennessee Senate · Mar 25, 2025
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 Failed
Result: fail
SB 475: Sentencing - As introduced, reduces the percentage of sentence that a person convicted of first degree murder on or after July 1, 1995, and sentenced to life imprisonment is required to serve before becoming eligible for release from 100 percent of 60 years less sentence credits earned and retained to 60 percent of 60 years less sentence credits earned and retained; prohibits a defendant becoming eligible for parole before serving 25 years of the sentence, if the defendant was 25 years of age or younger at the time of the offense, or 30 years of the sentence, if the defendant was 26 years of age or older at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40.
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
Totals
| Nay | Yea | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Todd Gardenhire(Republican) | Nay |
| Bobby Harshbarger(Republican) | Nay |
| Sara Kyle(Democratic) | Yea |
| London Lamar(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kerry Roberts(Republican) | Yea |
| Paul Rose(Republican) | Not voting |
| Robert Stevens(Republican) | Nay |
| Brent Taylor(Republican) | Nay |
| Mark White(Republican) | Nay |