Tennessee · Senate Bill 1239 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 6, relative to disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications.

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Search & Seizure - As introduced, requires law enforcement, district attorneys, and the attorney general to obtain a warrant for disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications and related transactional records; removes a subpoena or other lawful process except a warrant as a process for obtaining disclosure of stored wire or electronic communications and transactional records. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.