Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 2649 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal investigations.

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

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  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 February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    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 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the TBI to establish a cold case division, to be divided into three geographic regions, each staffed by a regional director and no fewer than five cold case detectives; requires each local law enforcement agency to submit unsolved missing person or homicide cases to the cold case division following the passage of 10 years without resolution. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Bill Text

Action History

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

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

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

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

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed behind the budget

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  16. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

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

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

  22. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  23. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

  25. Intro., P1C.

  26. Filed for introduction

  27. Filed for introduction

  28. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2649 do?
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the TBI to establish a cold case division, to be divided into three geographic regions, each staffed by a regional director and no fewer than five cold case detectives; requires each local law enforcement agency to submit unsolved missing person or homicide cases to the cold case division following the passage of 10 years without resolution. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
Who sponsors SB 2649?
SB 2649 is sponsored by Roberts, Kerry (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2649?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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