Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 2197 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to expungements following a pardon.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 01, 2026.

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

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.

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

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

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

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

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  10. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  13. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  14. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026

  15. Comp. SB subst.

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 719

  18. Filed for introduction

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  21. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  22. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  24. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  25. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026

  26. Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  27. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  28. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  29. Subst. for comp. HB.

  30. Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10

  31. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  32. Signed by Senate Speaker

  33. Signed by H. Speaker

  34. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  35. Signed by Governor.

  36. Pub. Ch. 719

  37. Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2197 do?
Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Who sponsors SB 2197?
SB 2197 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2197?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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