2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1391: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10; Title 18 and Title 40, relative to expunction.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires a clerk of a court with criminal jurisdiction to automatically remove and destroy all public records of a conviction for a Class E felony or misdemeanor that is eligible for expunction, one year after the person has completed any sentence imposed by the court. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 18 and Title 40.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to Final Calendar #2
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
3/26/2025
2
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Justin Pearson
Justin Pearson
Democrat

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/9/2025133.6 KB