Posted 2/29/24

A bill that would extend the length of time that an individual is on the Tennessee Sex Offenders Registry will be moving on to the full committee.

Current Tennessee law requires that a person who is classified as a “sexual offender” be listed on the Registry for a minimum of ten years after their criminal sentence is complete. The new legislation would extend that minimum to fifteen years.

Chairman Clay Doggett of Pulaski called for a voice vote on the bill, the bill passed the subcommittee with no one requested to be recorded as voting against the bill.

The bill will now be sent to the Criminal Justice Committee.