republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-168.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clerks, Court - As enacted, authorizes the disposal of delinquent and unruly juvenile court records and documents after a period of 10 years following the juvenile reaching 18 years of age; requires notice of proposed order to district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 18, Chapter 1."
description: "Clerks, Court - As enacted, authorizes the disposal of delinquent and unruly juvenile court records and documents after a period of 10 years following the juvenile reaching 18 years of age; requires notice of proposed order to district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 18, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 168"
citation: "Tennessee HB 168 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Clerks", "Court"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c90ac181-c952-4bc8-9c13-3dae5b13de8f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0168&GA=111"
source_hash: "ac796104deb3a33e81dca026683a4e68cf9beee87af489fcf4d5f17058dfa050"
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 168 (111) — Clerks, Court - As enacted, authorizes the disposal of delinquent and unruly juvenile court records and documents after a period of 10 years following the juvenile reaching 18 years of age; requires notice of proposed order to district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 18, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0212** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0212.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0168.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/17/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/11/2019 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/2/2019 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/20/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2019 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0212)
- **2019-04-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-15** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/17/19
- **2019-04-17** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 96, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0168
- **2019-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 242
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/02/2019
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 242

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c90ac181-c952-4bc8-9c13-3dae5b13de8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).