Tennessee · Senate Bill 2848 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 27 and Title 40, relative to evidence.

SB 2848 Sponsored by Kerry Roberts Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 1, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 5, 2024
  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.

Appeal and Review - As introduced, allows for the filing of a petition for post-conviction relief alleging actual innocence based on new evidence when a petition has not been previously filed and determined based on the same evidence; requires a court to vacate and set aside a conviction if the court determines the petitioner has shown it is more likely than not that no reasonable judge or juror would have convicted…

Read the full title (108 words)

Appeal and Review - As introduced, allows for the filing of a petition for post-conviction relief alleging actual innocence based on new evidence when a petition has not been previously filed and determined based on the same evidence; requires a court to vacate and set aside a conviction if the court determines the petitioner has shown it is more likely than not that no reasonable judge or juror would have convicted the petitioner of the offense if the new evidence had been known by the judge or jury at the time guilt was determined or at the time of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 27 and Title 40.

Every action

9 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 2/20/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/27/2024
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. 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 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.