HB 351 – SB 533
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 4, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Natalie Dusek | Email: natalie.dusek@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 351 – SB 533
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires a prisoner who is released from a county workhouse or jail
for paid employment to pay the costs of the required electronic monitoring device.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-152, if a prisoner who is permitted to work off the
grounds of a county workhouse or jail is required to wear an electronic monitoring device,
then entity employing or utilizing the prisoner for work, whether paid or unpaid, is
responsible for any of the associated costs.
• The proposed legislation would require prisoners who are released for paid employment to
pay the costs of the electronic monitoring device.
• It is assumed that county sheriffs who assign prisoners to work off of facility grounds
already utilize electronic monitoring for those required by current law. Local governments
are currently not responsible for any costs associated with electronic monitoring for such
prisoners.
• The proposed legislation does not place any additional requirements on sheriffs related to
electronic monitoring or the costs associated with the monitoring. All related costs will be
borne by either the prisoner or the entity utilizing the prisoner for work.
• Any change in expenditures to local government is therefore estimated to be not
significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director