---
type: "Bill"
title: "Evidence - As enacted, requires a law enforcement agency that discovers potentially exculpatory evidence to report that evidence; enacts the \"Post-Conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021.\" - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 30."
description: "Evidence - As enacted, requires a law enforcement agency that discovers potentially exculpatory evidence to report that evidence; enacts the \"Post-Conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021.\" - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 30."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 448"
citation: "Tennessee SB 448 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Evidence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Curcio"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8980e77b-23a0-4562-b60a-62681964b78f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0448&GA=112"
source_hash: "176184ce49a7119d23bdc74c44535eee607158bec0627fc6b3ede4b62d4e30d2"
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 448 (112) — Evidence - As enacted, requires a law enforcement agency that discovers potentially exculpatory evidence to report that evidence; enacts the "Post-Conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 30.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0343** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0343.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0388** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0388.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0448.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021 4/22/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/20/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Curcio — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **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`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0388)
- **2021-04-28** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0343) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 355
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 355

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8980e77b-23a0-4562-b60a-62681964b78f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).