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

SB 531: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to classify offenders and determine whether the offender's offense qualifies as a sexual offense, violent sexual offense, or a violent juvenile sexual offense, and whether the offender is an offender against children; allows the bureau to rely on investigative reports, files of certain prosecutorial entities, court records, or other credible information to classify an offender; requires the bureau to notify the offender of the classification. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Enacted Last action April 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 66

Plain-language summary

SB 531 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to classify offenders and determine whether the offender's offense qualifies as a sexual offense, violent sexual offense, or a violent juvenile sexual offense, and whether the offender is an offender against children; allows the bureau to rely on investigative reports, files of certain prosecutorial entities, court records, or other credible information to classify an offender; requires the bureau to notify the offender of the classification. - Amends TCA Title 40. Primary sponsor: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Pub. Ch. 66.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Stevens.