Tennessee · Senate Bill 71 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5, relative to forensic evidence.

SB 71 Sponsored by London Lamar Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 3, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 20, 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.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the bureau to perform forensic analysis of sexual assault evidence collection kits within 30 days of the bureau's receipt of the sexual assault evidence collection kit from a law enforcement agency; requires the bureau to submit a plan for eliminating any existing backlog of sexual assault evidence collection kits waiting for analysis; requires the bureau to expunge a DNA record from a local, state, or national DNA database under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. SenatePassed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
  4. CommitteeRefer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  1. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
  2. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  3. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023 · Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
  7. CommitteePlaced on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024 · Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024 · Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 28, 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Members

Yes · 9

 Passed 9–0

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.