# Tennessee HB 0473: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to the collection of DNA samples.

Tennessee HB 0473, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to the collection of DNA samples., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0473
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to the collection of DNA samples.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (25 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2 (House)
- 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0473.pdf)
- HA0072: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0072.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0473.pdf)
- SA0145: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0145.pdf)

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- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0473.pdf)
- [HA0072 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0072.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0473.pdf)
- [SA0145 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0145.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0473-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).