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Bill Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40. Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 2197 Tennessee SB 2197 (114)
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Tennessee SB 2197 (114) — Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Version chain

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

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — 290 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — 80 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Johnson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-02 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-02-02 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2026-02-05 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-11 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
  • 2026-03-16 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
  • 2026-03-16 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
  • 2026-03-17 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2026-03-20 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026
  • 2026-03-23 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2026-03-23 Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 passage
  • 2026-03-26 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2026-03-30 Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 passage
  • 2026-03-30 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2026-04-01 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-01 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2026-04-02 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-02 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-14 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-05 Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
  • 2026-05-05 Pub. Ch. 719

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/af066c5b-bdca-431f-9345-252fc33d131b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).