Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2197: Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Enacted Last action May 5, 2026: Pub. Ch. 719

Plain-language summary

SB 2197 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Pub. Ch. 719.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Johnson.