Tennessee · House Bill 979 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 7; Title 38; Title 49; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 68, Chapter 29, relative to…

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. Died  
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the director, during the bureau's annual budget hearing before the general assembly, to provide information regarding the number of special agent/forensic scientists employed by the bureau, whether any such positions are open, the standard workload of such employees, and the number of DNA samples awaiting analysis for a period longer than 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 38; Title 49; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 68, Chapter 29.

Read the full official title (30 words)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 7; Title 38; Title 49; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 68, Chapter 29, relative to forensic science.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.