---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the offenses for which certain items may be seized utilizing criminal asset forfeiture; revises provision regarding disposition of forfeited property. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 19; Title 20; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the offenses for which certain items may be seized utilizing criminal asset forfeiture; revises provision regarding disposition of forfeited property. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 19; Title 20; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2271"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2271 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ogles", "Rose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f47be1b5-08cc-4c4c-904a-e25c62ecbd38"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2271&GA=112"
source_hash: "bec34372fe7e77a63098dc3fe75e809e983e24194ed645ea5ecd396b60858d0a"
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 HB 2271 (112) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the offenses for which certain items may be seized utilizing criminal asset forfeiture; revises provision regarding disposition of forfeited property. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 19; Title 20; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0875** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0875.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0907** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0907.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0611** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0611.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2271.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY OGLES PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (2) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/23/2022 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022 4/7/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2022 Passed (3) — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2022 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/14/2022 Passed (1) — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/5/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/14/2022 Passed (2) — **24–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ogles — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0611)
- **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-29** Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0907) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0875) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-13** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0907) `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0875) `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 982
- **2022-05-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-06** Pub. Ch. 982

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f47be1b5-08cc-4c4c-904a-e25c62ecbd38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).