Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0531 Compare Versions

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13-PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 66
14-SENATE BILL NO. 531
15-By Stevens, Lowe
16-Substituted for: House Bill No. 582
17-By Doggett, Farmer, Scarbrough, Stinnett, Hardaway
18-AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to sexual offenders.
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2+HOUSE BILL 582
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5+SENATE BILL 531
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13+AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40,
14+relative to sexual offenders.
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1916 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
20-SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, is amended by adding
21-the following as a new section:
22-(a) The TBI shall classify a person who is required to register pursuant to this part
23-with a qualifying conviction under § 40-39-202, or who is required to register pursuant to §
24-40-39-203(a)(2) as a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent juvenile sexual
25-offender, and whether an offender is an offender against children, as defined in§ 40-39-202.
26-(b) The TBI may rely on investigative reports; files of a United States attorney, district
27-attorney general, or other prosecutorial entity; court records; or other credible information in
28-classifying an offender under this section.
17+ SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, is amended by
18+adding the following as a new section:
19+ (a) The TBI shall classify a person who is required to register pursuant to this
20+part with a qualifying conviction under § 40-39-202, or who is required to register
21+pursuant to § 40-39-203(a)(2) as a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent
22+juvenile sexual offender, and whether an offender is an offender against children, as
23+defined in § 40-39-202.
24+ (b) The TBI may rely on investigative reports; files of a United States attorney,
25+district attorney general, or other prosecutorial entity; court records; or other credible
26+information in classifying an offender under this section.
2927 (c) The TBI shall notify the offender of the classification.
30-SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED:
31-SENATE BILL NO. 531
32-March 17, 2025
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34-l RANDY McNALL Y
35-SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
36-CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
37-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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39-APPROVED this ___ day of {V)O:V:G,e, 2025
40-BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
28+ SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.