TN HB 2452
died on adjournmentExpunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 2452 pass?
No. TN HB 2452 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 (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 719
What is TN HB 2452 about?
TN HB 2452 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 2452?
Garrett is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2452.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 719
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Garrettprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-03
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-02-05
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-02-05
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
2026-03-10
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
2026-03-18
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
2026-03-18
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
2026-03-23
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
2026-03-26
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026
2026-03-30
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-03-30
Comp. SB subst.
2026-05-05
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 719
Versions
Documents
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Votes
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (4)
2026-03-11 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Salinas: not voting
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (3)
2026-03-23 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Johnson: not voting
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/26/2026 (2)
2026-03-26 · fail · 0-0
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1)
2026-03-30 · pass · 82-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Brooks: not voting
- Dixie: not voting
- Freeman: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Jones J: not voting
- Martin G: not voting
- Powell: not voting
- Salinas: not voting
- Towns: not voting
- Warner: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2197
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