---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to develop a request for certification form to be completed by the court and submitted to the bureau prior to entering an order of expunction, with a few exceptions; requires the bureau to determine and certify whether a submitted offense is eligible for expunction; prohibits entry of an order of expunction on or after January 1, 2024, unless a certificate of eligibility from the bureau is attached to the order of expunction. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 40, Chapter 32."
description: "Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to develop a request for certification form to be completed by the court and submitted to the bureau prior to entering an order of expunction, with a few exceptions; requires the bureau to determine and certify whether a submitted offense is eligible for expunction; prohibits entry of an order of expunction on or after January 1, 2024, unless a certificate of eligibility from the bureau is attached to the order of expunction. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 40, Chapter 32."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 831"
citation: "Tennessee HB 831 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Bureau of Investigation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4e473eb-822b-4892-bbf8-2c12e4243951"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0831&GA=113"
source_hash: "0f4c40e1d6fdc2ce8ee15facb207742d0b827f23466b1136dfff01110e0c1886"
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 831 (113) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to develop a request for certification form to be completed by the court and submitted to the bureau prior to entering an order of expunction, with a few exceptions; requires the bureau to determine and certify whether a submitted offense is eligible for expunction; prohibits entry of an order of expunction on or after January 1, 2024, unless a certificate of eligibility from the bureau is attached to the order of expunction. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 40, Chapter 32.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0102** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0102.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0259** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0259.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0831.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2023 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/28/2023 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Placed behind the budget
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0102) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0259)
- **2023-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 392

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4e473eb-822b-4892-bbf8-2c12e4243951`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).