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

HB 689: Expunction - As introduced, authorizes court clerks in certain counties to implement an automatic expunction processing program that initiates processing the expunction of public records without petition by the person, certification of eligibility from the TBI, or court order in certain limited circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 689 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expunction - As introduced, authorizes court clerks in certain counties to implement an automatic expunction processing program that initiates processing the expunction of public records without petition by the person, certification of eligibility from the TBI, or court order in certain limited circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32. Primary sponsor: Karen Camper (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen CamperPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  2. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
  3. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
  5. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source