---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, requires a video or audio recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent circumstances prevent the recording. - Amends TCA Title 37."
description: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, requires a video or audio recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent circumstances prevent the recording. - Amends TCA Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1577"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1577 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juvenile Offenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamar"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-11-30"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf4e64df-03cc-4655-bc92-63e567cf6e1f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1577&GA=113"
source_hash: "c5d4a9403ceda9154f9ab76e42524bfbbacae01cd2827bec1a7a167f755b23df"
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 1577 (113) — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, requires a video or audio recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent circumstances prevent the recording. - Amends TCA Title 37.

## 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/113/Bill/SB1577.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/5/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/30/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/5/2024 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/30/2024
- **2024-01-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/5/2024
- **2024-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 565

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf4e64df-03cc-4655-bc92-63e567cf6e1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).