# Tennessee SB 2197: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to expungements following a pardon.

Tennessee SB 2197, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to expungements following a pardon., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/14/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2197
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to expungements following a pardon.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Expunction
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (37 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader record clearing after a pardon: mixed, high. Effective upon becoming law, this Tennessee law removes the nonviolent-crime limit on clearing a conviction after a pardon. You must apply to the court where you were convicted, and the judge must find your offense is not excluded. Excluded crimes include first- and second-degree murder, especially…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
- 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 719
- 2026-04-14: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 (House)
- 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0719.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2197.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2197.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0719.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2197.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2197.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2197-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).