2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0473: 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.
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0072
Amendment 1-0 to HB0473
3/12/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/12/2025
18
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/5/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Primary Sponsor
John Crawford
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
William Lamberth
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Andrew Farmer
Republican
Tom Stinnett
Republican
Fred Atchley
Republican
Richard Scarbrough
Republican
Kelly Keisling
Republican
Ron Travis
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Gino Bulso
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican