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type: "Bill"
title: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, increases the statute of limitation for prosecution of official misconduct and destruction of and tampering with governmental records to six years from the date of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2."
description: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, increases the statute of limitation for prosecution of official misconduct and destruction of and tampering with governmental records to six years from the date of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 147"
citation: "Tennessee SB 147 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Statutes of Limitations and Repose"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/798f05da-18d9-4c73-a3f7-8ef687a200c9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0147&GA=113"
source_hash: "19bc774886900b06f1de8260ddae581336d5a661ffb7a6ff2bebd43e151b3b63"
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 147 (113) — Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, increases the statute of limitation for prosecution of official misconduct and destruction of and tampering with governmental records to six years from the date of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2.
## 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/SB0147.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2023 Passed — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-02-23** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 22
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/798f05da-18d9-4c73-a3f7-8ef687a200c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).