Tennessee Senate Bill 71 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-04-19 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
Pending: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

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.

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

Sen. London Lamar [D]

2023-03-28 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-19	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
2024-04-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
2023-04-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
2023-03-28	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
2023-03-21	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
2023-03-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
2023-01-20	Senate	Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2023-01-11	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-03	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0104 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-18 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0071&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0071.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0071.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0071&ga=113