---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, authorizes law enforcement officers, district attorneys general, and the attorney general to seek criminal process for the production of wire and electronic communications and transactional records pertaining to the communications; sets guidelines for the service of and compliance with the criminal process. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, authorizes law enforcement officers, district attorneys general, and the attorney general to seek criminal process for the production of wire and electronic communications and transactional records pertaining to the communications; sets guidelines for the service of and compliance with the criminal process. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1592"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1592 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Garrett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f711c61b-0c14-43dc-a43b-fc48f335d9e0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1592&GA=112"
source_hash: "27e585024bfd6d8aee5d249be5ffa47670170e3c03eecbb24532a8ef6c3c394c"
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 1592 (112) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, authorizes law enforcement officers, district attorneys general, and the attorney general to seek criminal process for the production of wire and electronic communications and transactional records pertaining to the communications; sets guidelines for the service of and compliance with the criminal process. - 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1592.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/24/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 421
- **2021-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-19** Pub. Ch. 421

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f711c61b-0c14-43dc-a43b-fc48f335d9e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).