---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expunction - As enacted, permits an eligible petitioner to have multiple, nonviolent convictions for offenses that resulted from the petitioner's status as a victim of human trafficking expunged if the expunction is in the best interest of justice and public safety and other requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 32."
description: "Expunction - As enacted, permits an eligible petitioner to have multiple, nonviolent convictions for offenses that resulted from the petitioner's status as a victim of human trafficking expunged if the expunction is in the best interest of justice and public safety and other requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 32."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 577"
citation: "Tennessee SB 577 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Expunction"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gardenhire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87e0a538-3478-4e0a-a34b-84605a328ec4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0577&GA=111"
source_hash: "fd1b67cc77ddce625cb426e84c9de39cbae7c9463fc0aee9b6c1fe21e4891a65"
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 577 (111) — Expunction - As enacted, permits an eligible petitioner to have multiple, nonviolent convictions for offenses that resulted from the petitioner's status as a victim of human trafficking expunged if the expunction is in the best interest of justice and public safety and other requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 32.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0201.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0125** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0125.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0577.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/19/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/20/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2019 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter — primary (person)
- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0125)
- **2019-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0201) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0201) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0201) `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 199
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 199

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87e0a538-3478-4e0a-a34b-84605a328ec4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).