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type: "Bill"
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title: "Expunction - As enacted, removes $180 fee for an individual petitioning the court for an expunction of certain criminal offenses; removes $350 fee for a defendant applying for expunction of an offense following the completion of a diversion program. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 40, Chapter 35."
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description: "Expunction - As enacted, removes $180 fee for an individual petitioning the court for an expunction of certain criminal offenses; removes $350 fee for a defendant applying for expunction of an offense following the completion of a diversion program. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 40, Chapter 35."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "111"
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identifier: "SB 797"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 797 (111)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Expunction"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2019-02-05"
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last_action: "2019-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1de1135c-6708-410e-afcd-b998c1837c9b"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0797&GA=111"
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source_hash: "0e8c75248319d0527254c1693483bdd4f99a3655ebe263f75904b8c05a016f4b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 797 (111) — Expunction - As enacted, removes $180 fee for an individual petitioning the court for an expunction of certain criminal offenses; removes $350 fee for a defendant applying for expunction of an offense following the completion of a diversion program. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0134** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0134.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0063** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0063.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0797.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/26/2019 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/5/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/20/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/6/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- Lamberth — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
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- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
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- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/13/2019
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- **2019-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
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- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/20/2019
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- **2019-03-13** Action def. in Judiciary to 3/20/2019
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- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
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- **2019-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/26/2019
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- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
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- **2019-03-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2019
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- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2019
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- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2019-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0063)
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- **2019-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2019-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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- **2019-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
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- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019
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- **2019-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
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- **2019-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2019-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0134) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2019-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
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- **2019-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
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- **2019-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
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- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 200
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- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
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- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 200
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1de1135c-6708-410e-afcd-b998c1837c9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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