Sexual Offenders - As enacted, revises provisions governing the circumstances under which the TBI is required to remove a sexual offender's name from the registry; adds successful completions of judicial diversion for certain offenses to such circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 & 3 Ayes 80, Nays 12 PNV 1
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0453)
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0454)
lower
May 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 21, Nays 5, PNV 2
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0051)
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 11, PNV 1
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/23/2019
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2019
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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