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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to study the effectiveness of statutes of limitation on prosecution for criminal offenses; requires the study to include information on sexual offense statutes of limitation and allows the study to include comparisons of Tennessee limitations to neighboring states; requires TACIR to report findings to the general assembly by January 15, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
+description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to study the effectiveness of statutes of limitation on prosecution for criminal offenses; requires the study to include information on sexual offense statutes of limitation and allows the study to include comparisons of Tennessee limitations to neighboring states; requires TACIR to report findings to the general assembly by January 15, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "110"
+identifier: "SB 2538"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 2538 (110)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Sparks"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-02-01"
+last_action: "2018-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c260910-9ab1-4f1f-b185-6f424881c838"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2538&GA=110"
+source_hash: "c43e962e418d448872ebc4fda29ca0381547cd4e32280a647f9808df15851fcb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 2538 (110) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to study the effectiveness of statutes of limitation on prosecution for criminal offenses; requires the study to include information on sexual offense statutes of limitation and allows the study to include comparisons of Tennessee limitations to neighboring states; requires TACIR to report findings to the general assembly by January 15, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2538.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/2/2018 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/11/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ketron — primary (person)
+- Sparks — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
+- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2018-02-05** P1C.
+- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/20/2018
+- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/28/2018
+- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
+- **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2018
+- **2018-04-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018
+- **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
+- **2018-04-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/11/2018
+- **2018-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2018-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2018-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2018-04-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2018-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2018-04-12** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2018-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2018-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2018-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-04** Pub. Ch. 849
+- **2018-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/26/2018
+- **2018-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 849
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c260910-9ab1-4f1f-b185-6f424881c838`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+