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TennesseeSB 0221114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records.

Sponsored By: Brent Taylor (Republican)

Became Law

Juvenile Offenders

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Limits on using juvenile records in court

The law blocks using a child’s juvenile court disposition or hearing evidence against that person in non-juvenile courts, even after age 18. Judges and court staff can use a juvenile record in pretrial bond reports only if the adjudication was within the last five years. After a felony conviction, court staff may use juvenile records to prepare a presentence report. Use is also allowed in proceedings under §39-17-1352 and in prosecutions for violating the juvenile firearm purchase/possession ban in §37-1-190. Courts, probation staff, and the defendant’s lawyer may access the records only for these allowed purposes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Brent Taylor

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 34

House vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025

Yes: 73 • No: 22

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2025

Yes: 27 • No: 5

Senate vote • 3/3/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2025

Yes: 25 • No: 5

Senate vote • 2/18/2025

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 6 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 414

    5/15/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/09/2025

    5/15/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/9/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    5/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/30/2025House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/29/2025Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/28/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/22/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0040)

    4/22/2025House

  10. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0509)

    4/22/2025House

  11. Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 22, PNV 0

    4/22/2025House

  12. Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2025

    4/22/2025Senate

  13. Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 2 - HA0509)

    4/22/2025Senate

  14. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/6/2025House

  15. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0008)

    3/3/2025Senate

  16. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5

    3/3/2025Senate

  17. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/3/2025Senate

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/3/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025

    2/27/2025Senate

  20. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

    2/18/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025

    2/11/2025Senate

  22. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    2/10/2025Senate

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/27/2025Senate

  24. Filed for introduction

    1/16/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • HA0509 (Substitute)

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

    PDF

  • Fiscal Note

    PDF

  • HA0040

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • SA0008

    PDF

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