Tennessee SB 2589: Expunction - As enacted, authorizes the TBI to notify the district attorney general for the judicial district in which a person petitions a court for expunction if the petitioner has been granted a prior expunction; clarifies what constitutes public records for the purpose of expunction; authorizes a court entering an order of expunction to release a copy of the order to the petitioner. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 40.

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 983
SENATE BILL NO. 2589
By Jackson
Substituted for: House Bill No. 2220
By Alexander
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Tennessee arts commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-20-101, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:
(a) There is created a state commission to be known as the Tennessee arts
commission, which consists of fifteen (15) members who are broadly representative of all
fields of the performing, visual, and literary arts. The members must be citizens of this state
who have demonstrated a vital interest in the performing, visual, or literary arts.
(b) The Tennessee arts commission as comprised on June 30, 2026, is vacated on
July 1, 2026, and new members are appointed as follows:
(1) The governor shall appoint one (1) person from each of the nine (9) United
States congressional districts in this state. The members' residency is determined by
the congressional district in which such members are registered to vote;
(2) The speaker of the senate shall appoint one (1) member from each of the
three (3) grand divisions of this state; and
(3) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one (1) member
from each of the three (3) grand divisions of this state.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-20-102, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:
(a) To stagger the terms of the newly appointed commission members, initial
appointments must be made as follows:
(1) The governor shall appoint:
(A) Members from the first, second, and third United States
congressional districts for initial terms of three (3) years, which expire on June
30, 2029;
(B) Members from the fourth, fifth, and sixth United States
congressional districts for initial terms of four (4) years, which expire on June
30,2030;and
(C) Members from the seventh, eighth, and ninth United States
congressional districts for initial terms of five (5) years, which expire on June
30,2031;and
(2) The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives
shall each appoint:

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(A) One ( 1) member from the western grand division for an initial term
of three (3) years, which expires on June 30, 2029;
(8) One (1) member from the middle grand division for an initial term of
four (4) years, which expires on June 30, 2030; and
(C) One (1) member from the eastern grand division for an initial term
of five (5) years, which expires on June 30, 2031.
(b) All subsequent appointments to the commission are for five (5) years, and must be
made by June 15, begin on July 1, and expire on June 30.
(c) A member of the commission who serves a full five-year term is not eligible for
reappointment during a one-year period following the expiration of such member's term.
Such prohibition begins at the end of the full five-year term, regardless of whether a member
continues to serve as a member of the commission beyond such term in accordance with
subsection (e).
(d) All vacancies must be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same
manner as the original appointments.
(e) Upon the expiration of a member's term of office, the member shall continue to
serve until a successor is appointed.
(f)(1) The members of the commission receive no compensation for their services but
must be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties as members of the commission.
(2) All reimbursement for travel expenses must be in accordance with the
comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and
administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(g) The commission shall elect a chair and other officers annually.
(h) All administrative rules promulgated by the arts commission and in effect on June
30, 2026, continue to be in effect on and after July 1, 2026, until otherwise amended or
repealed in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4,
chapter 5.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
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SENATE BILL NO.
PASSED: April 21, 2026
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RANDYrcNALL Y
SPEAKER OF TH SENATE
CAMERON--SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this f11t. day of ~• 2026
/3,uUt!_ -BILL LEE, GOVERNOR