Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 50; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 71, relative to the Fair Background Check and Due Process Act.
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from report ing any arrest, charge, indictment, or criminal case that has not resulted in a conviction to an employer, landlord, or licensing agency unless the charge is an offense involving theft, fraud, financial crimes, embezzlement, forgery, murder or attempted murder, a ggravated homicide-related offenses , or v iolent conduct directly related to job safety . A consumer reporting agency must only report charges resulting in a guilty verdict or a plea of guilty. However, this bill does not prohibit an employer from (i) conducting interviews of job candidates , (ii) a sking prospectiv e employees about relevant job-related conduct , or ( iii ) r equiring licensing background checks as required by federal law.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-18 | Status | failed |
| 2026-03-18 | Latest Action | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1454 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing for criminal offenses. | in_committee |
| HB 1470 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 47 and Title 63, relative to mental health. | enrolled |
| HB 1515 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to state assessed properties. | enrolled |
| HB 1665 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the protection of minors in healthcare settings. | enrolled |
| HB 1989 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66, relative to armed forces. | in_committee |
| HB 2017 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107, relative to the authority of the Tennessee fish and wildlife commission to proscribe the manner and means of taking wildlife. | in_committee |
| HB 2041 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 29 and Title 66, relative to evictions. | enrolled |
| HB 2208 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-801, relative to the trustees for other post-employment benefits. | enrolled |