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Bill Title: As enacted, prevents an inmate convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony from using sentence reduction credits until the minimum release eligibility date applicable to the inmate is reached; establishes presumption that inmate convicted of Class E or Class D nonviolent felony is to be paroled upon reaching release eligibility date unless good cause is shown as to why inmate should not be released. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Pub. Ch. 488 [HB0197 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2019-HB0197-Chaptered.pdf

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