---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expunction - As enacted, authorizes the expunction of public records regarding a motor vehicle operator's refusal to submit to breath and blood tests to determine alcohol or drug content of a motor vehicle operator's blood under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101 and Section 55-10-407."
description: "Expunction - As enacted, authorizes the expunction of public records regarding a motor vehicle operator's refusal to submit to breath and blood tests to determine alcohol or drug content of a motor vehicle operator's blood under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101 and Section 55-10-407."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 412"
citation: "Tennessee HB 412 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Expunction"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4efaf83e-4d48-4c83-bf1d-dcef3760d6e6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0412&GA=113"
source_hash: "6c0d72b510f317849a98a0202d78afba609df3e254ef63b9c5ee21d4897aa79f"
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 412 (113) — Expunction - As enacted, authorizes the expunction of public records regarding a motor vehicle operator's refusal to submit to breath and blood tests to determine alcohol or drug content of a motor vehicle operator's blood under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101 and Section 55-10-407.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0056** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0056.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0115** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0115.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0412.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/7/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **87–5** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0056) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0115)
- **2023-03-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/06/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 137

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4efaf83e-4d48-4c83-bf1d-dcef3760d6e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).