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TN HB 341

died on adjournment

DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, requires collection of a biological specimen from certain convicted offenders to be collected within 30 days of sentencing to be used for DNA analysis; requires a law enforcement agency to submit a biological specimen from an offender who dies while incarcerated and was previously convicted of a qualifying offense. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 341 pass?

No. TN HB 341 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 (2025-04-08): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 63

What is TN HB 341 about?

TN HB 341 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, requires collection of a biological specimen from certain convicted offenders to be collected within 30 days of sentencing to be used for DNA analysis; requires a law enforcement agency to submit a biological specimen from an offender who dies while incarcerated and was previously convicted of a qualifying offense. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 341?

Gillespie is the primary sponsor of TN HB 341.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 63
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gillespieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-27

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-03

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-03

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  6. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  7. 2025-02-19

    Meeting Canceled

  8. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025

  9. 2025-02-26

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  11. 2025-03-05

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-06

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025

  13. 2025-03-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025

  14. 2025-03-10

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  15. 2025-03-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-03-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2025-03-13

    Comp. SB subst.

  18. 2025-04-08

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 63

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-02-26 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Salinas: not voting
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-05 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Johnson: not voting
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (1)

    2025-03-10 · fail · 0-0

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