# Tennessee SB 0531: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to sexual offenders.

Tennessee SB 0531, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to sexual offenders., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Effective date(s) 03/25/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0531
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to sexual offenders.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Effective date(s) 03/25/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (39 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee requires classifications for registered sex offenders: benefit, low. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation must classify people required to register who have a qualifying conviction under § 40-39-202. It must also classify people required to register under § 40-39-203(a)(2). Classifications are sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent juvenile sexual off…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0066.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0582.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0531.pdf)

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- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0066.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0582.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0531.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0531-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).