Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 0841 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to the collection of DNA samples.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, requires a person arrested for a felony offense to have a biological specimen taken by the arresting authority for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  13. Placed behind the budget

  14. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2

  18. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  19. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  20. Filed for introduction

  21. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  26. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  27. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  28. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  29. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  31. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  32. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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 SB 0841 do?
Criminal Procedure - As introduced, requires a person arrested for a felony offense to have a biological specimen taken by the arresting authority for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
Who sponsors SB 0841?
SB 0841 is sponsored by Walley, Page (Republican) and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0841?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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