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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, clarifies that a person petitioning for a certificate of employability does not have to be in the process of restoring the person's rights of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 1."
description: "Criminal Procedure - As enacted, clarifies that a person petitioning for a certificate of employability does not have to be in the process of restoring the person's rights of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "Tennessee SB 16 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Thompson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce39ea1a-9b7c-4dfb-92cf-6e6d60125f83"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0016&GA=110"
source_hash: "2cfd3b50ebe108c213026f505a94e5585a0aeb53e287f7c17ee00c07ebea127d"
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 16 (110) — Criminal Procedure - As enacted, clarifies that a person petitioning for a certificate of employability does not have to be in the process of restoring the person's rights of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 1.
## 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/SB0016.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2017 Passed — **960** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2017 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 2/13/2017 Passed — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Harris — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-12** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
- **2017-01-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/31/2017
- **2017-01-30** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-01-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/7/2017
- **2017-02-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/7/2017
- **2017-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2017
- **2017-02-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/13/2017
- **2017-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0007)
- **2017-02-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0009) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-23** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 83
- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 83
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce39ea1a-9b7c-4dfb-92cf-6e6d60125f83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).