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type: "Bill"
title: "Courts, Administrative Office of the - As enacted, authorizes the administrative director to obtain a criminal history background check through the TBI and FBI on any applicant for employment; permits the administrative director to establish the job titles or classifications to which the background check requirement applies; and requires the office to pay for the cost of the background checks. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 8."
description: "Courts, Administrative Office of the - As enacted, authorizes the administrative director to obtain a criminal history background check through the TBI and FBI on any applicant for employment; permits the administrative director to establish the job titles or classifications to which the background check requirement applies; and requires the office to pay for the cost of the background checks. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 213"
citation: "Tennessee SB 213 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Administrative Office of the"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Overbey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acab8622-a504-4ddb-87ae-b69d414c9717"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0213&GA=110"
source_hash: "a9ca854332e6407b0041f9f28159a909a3e419d5e4c64c8d76fb7892be0d177f"
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 213 (110) — Courts, Administrative Office of the - As enacted, authorizes the administrative director to obtain a criminal history background check through the TBI and FBI on any applicant for employment; permits the administrative director to establish the job titles or classifications to which the background check requirement applies; and requires the office to pay for the cost of the background checks. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 8.
## 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/SB0213.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2017 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/13/2017 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2017 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Moody — primary (person)
- Overbey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/7/2017
- **2017-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **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** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-28** Rec. for pass; 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 s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 104
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/07/2017
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 104
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acab8622-a504-4ddb-87ae-b69d414c9717`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).