Tennessee · Senate Bill 2949 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 18; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to records.

  1. Introduced Feb 14, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 15, 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.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to ensure that all circuit, criminal, chancery, general sessions, and county courts accurately, completely, and timely submit relevant information to the TBI to be included in databases used to check a person's criminal history; requires the TBI to review all databases of criminal history background information…

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to ensure that all circuit, criminal, chancery, general sessions, and county courts accurately, completely, and timely submit relevant information to the TBI to be included in databases used to check a person's criminal history; requires the TBI to review all databases of criminal history background information maintained by the TBI to determine how the process for submitting information to databases could be improved and submit a report by July 1, 2023, to the governor and the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives that identifies any barriers to complete, accurate, and timely reporting of information. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 18; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateRefer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

Roll calls

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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.