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type: "Bill"
title: "Expunction - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to expunction, including clarifying that an eligible petitioner may file a petition for expunction under certain circumstances if the offense the person is seeking to expunge occurred prior to any conviction for an offense that is not eligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101."
description: "Expunction - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to expunction, including clarifying that an eligible petitioner may file a petition for expunction under certain circumstances if the offense the person is seeking to expunge occurred prior to any conviction for an offense that is not eligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2844"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2844 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Expunction"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bda8969-9699-46de-9df2-757744b7d491"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2844&GA=113"
source_hash: "9e93b9818281f71e82df3654a1fe56cfaefe070d82d413918c5cb696d835a416"
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 2844 (113) — Expunction - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to expunction, including clarifying that an eligible petitioner may file a petition for expunction under certain circumstances if the offense the person is seeking to expunge occurred prior to any conviction for an offense that is not eligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0756** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0756.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0992** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0992.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0919** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0919.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2844.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed — **896** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **902** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee 4/1/2024 Failed (2) — **34** (fail) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 4/2/2024 Passed — **70** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Roberts — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0919)
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0992) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0756) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
- **2024-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-22** Senate returned to House for further action.
- **2024-04-23** Passed H. Ayes 89, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0992) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Am. reconsidered. (Amendment 2 - HA0992)
- **2024-04-23** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2024-04-23** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2024-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/09/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 962
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bda8969-9699-46de-9df2-757744b7d491`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).