---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, removes those convicted of criminal exposure to HIV from having to register as a sex offender; allows an offender, who was required to register as a sex offender because the offender was convicted of the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV and the offense was committed prior to July 1, 2023, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with TBI headquarters in Nashville. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, removes those convicted of criminal exposure to HIV from having to register as a sex offender; allows an offender, who was required to register as a sex offender because the offender was convicted of the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV and the offense was committed prior to July 1, 2023, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with TBI headquarters in Nashville. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 807"
citation: "Tennessee SB 807 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba70c67c-4dd0-488c-8b08-fa2a8f7e711e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0807&GA=113"
source_hash: "29d072b98dd7165b492be460d98d6eeb8923f0645f923a6185c1ddbb4d57d9a2"
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 807 (113) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, removes those convicted of criminal exposure to HIV from having to register as a sex offender; allows an offender, who was required to register as a sex offender because the offender was convicted of the offense of criminal exposure of another to HIV and the offense was committed prior to July 1, 2023, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with TBI headquarters in Nashville. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0368** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0368.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0258** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0258.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0807.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **78–12** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed (3) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2023 Passed (2) — **30–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0258)
- **2023-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 12, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0368) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 2 (Amendment 1 - HA0368) `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 459

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba70c67c-4dd0-488c-8b08-fa2a8f7e711e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).