Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 2 D cosponsors

HB 0689 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, relative to expungements.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Summary

Expunction - As introduced, authorizes court clerks in certain counties to implement an automatic expunction processing program that initiates processing the expunction of public records without petition by the person, certification of eligibility from the TBI, or court order in certain limited circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  5. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  6. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  7. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  8. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  9. Filed for introduction

  10. Intro., P1C.

  11. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  12. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  15. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  16. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  17. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  18. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  19. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  20. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  21. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0689 do?
Expunction - As introduced, authorizes court clerks in certain counties to implement an automatic expunction processing program that initiates processing the expunction of public records without petition by the person, certification of eligibility from the TBI, or court order in certain limited circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.
Who sponsors HB 0689?
HB 0689 is sponsored by Camper, Karen D. (Democrat) and Behn, Aftyn (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0689?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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