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TN HB 1257

died on adjournment

Expunction - As enacted, reorganizes present statutes concerning expunction and specifies that facilitation, attempt, or solicitation of an offense that is presently eligible for expunction is also eligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 16; Title 38; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 57.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1257 pass?

No. TN HB 1257 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-29): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 268

What is TN HB 1257 about?

TN HB 1257 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Expunction - As enacted, reorganizes present statutes concerning expunction and specifies that facilitation, attempt, or solicitation of an offense that is presently eligible for expunction is also eligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 16; Title 38; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 57.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1257?

Doggett is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1257.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 268
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Doggettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-03-19

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  5. 2025-03-19

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-19

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-26

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  8. 2025-03-26

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  9. 2025-04-01

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  11. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  12. 2025-04-09

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  14. 2025-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  15. 2025-04-14

    Comp. SB subst.

  16. 2025-04-29

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 268

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-01 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Powell: not voting
    • Salinas: not voting

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed

    2025-04-09 · pass · 20-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1257&ga=114

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