TennesseePeople meeting strict conditions may seek record expungement
People who meet the listed offense, waiting-period, and sentence-completion rules may file one petition to seek expungement of an eligible record.
What it does
A person who meets strict history and sentence-completion rules may ask once to expunge an eligible offense committed at least 10 years after a conviction under § 55-10-401.
Argument forPeople who meet the requirements could seek to clear an eligible record, which may improve future opportunities after a long waiting period.
Argument againstStrict payment, sentence-completion, prior-expungement, and conviction-history rules could prevent some people from using this petition process.
More detail
A person may file one petition to have an eligible offense expunged. The process covers an offense eligible under the cited law when it occurred at least 10 years after the person's conviction under § 55-10-401. The person must finish all parts of the sentence, including paying fines, restitution, court costs, and other assessments. The person must complete any imprisonment or probation and meet all supervised or unsupervised release conditions. The person must not have received an earlier expungement under the listed provisions. The person must not have more than one conviction under § 55-10-401. Other petition rules listed in the text would also apply. The subsection states that it is effective July 1, 2025. The act itself states that it takes effect upon becoming law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 27Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1061Latest
- Apr 21Comp. SB subst.
- Apr 21Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 16
- Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 4/14/2026. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 14Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
- Apr 14H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
- Apr 8Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/8/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
- Apr 2Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Apr 1Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeMinor
- Apr 1Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
- Mar 25Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
- Mar 25Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
- Mar 18Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 18Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- Mar 11Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- 2025
- Mar 19Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
- Mar 12Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
- Mar 12Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- Mar 5Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
- Mar 5Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
- Feb 26Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
- Feb 12P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 12Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 10Intro., P1C.Minor
- Feb 6Filed for introductionIntroduced
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