---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to implement a program to assist in the locating of missing, vulnerable citizens, called the Silver Alert program, that will supersede the Care Alert program. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6."
description: "Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to implement a program to assist in the locating of missing, vulnerable citizens, called the Silver Alert program, that will supersede the Care Alert program. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 102"
citation: "Tennessee SB 102 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Bureau of Investigation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 67
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b900e54-056b-47d6-a36d-2b65c0aa4b4e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0102&GA=112"
source_hash: "b9e2cc008fe9699dce645b352d6c2f130531517daed17ff20c6a2f480ff1bd53"
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 102 (112) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to implement a program to assist in the locating of missing, vulnerable citizens, called the Silver Alert program, that will supersede the Care Alert program. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0102.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021 4/22/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/10/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/26/2021 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/20/2021 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-28** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 350
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 350

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b900e54-056b-47d6-a36d-2b65c0aa4b4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).