---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act. - Amends TCA Title 39."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act. - Amends TCA Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 258"
citation: "Tennessee SB 258 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Wright"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdcec391-0976-4b08-9f71-a5c480c11f7d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0258&GA=112"
source_hash: "042f242f52b0f5d2e6ea11c37213cc1f1420e6fdcd775fdecc467aa15ee93f32"
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 258 (112) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, revises various provisions of the Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act. - Amends TCA Title 39.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0421** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0421.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0182.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0258.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/8/2021 Passed (1) — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)
- Wright — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Judiciary Comm. 3-30-21
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0182)
- **2021-04-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0421) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 462
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 462

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdcec391-0976-4b08-9f71-a5c480c11f7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).