republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/hb-1862.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, lowers the expunction fee from $350 to $180 for a defendant whose charge was dismissed due to successful completion of a pretrial diversion program. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101."
description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, lowers the expunction fee from $350 to $180 for a defendant whose charge was dismissed due to successful completion of a pretrial diversion program. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1862"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1862 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6e7edbd-fcc3-40fc-ac3e-9a8e700f5185"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1862&GA=110"
source_hash: "00321cfee2a284c42d13734a27442df16513bdc9c2365a7a173978bca3f40f92"
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 HB 1862 (110) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, lowers the expunction fee from $350 to $180 for a defendant whose charge was dismissed due to successful completion of a pretrial diversion program. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1862.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/21/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/13/2018 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/17/2018 PASSED (1) — **33–0** (fail) · upper
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 2/21/2018 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2018 3/29/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-17** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 876
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 876

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6e7edbd-fcc3-40fc-ac3e-9a8e700f5185`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).