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This bill amends Tennessee law to require sexual and violent sexual offenders to disclose detailed information about their religious group memberships, specifically mandating that they provide the name, physical and mailing addresses, and phone number of any church, temple, or religious organization in Tennessee where they are a registered member. These new religious affiliation details will be considered public information and will be added to the offender's registration records. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) will be required to provide this public information about an offender to any religious group where the offender is a registered member when the offender initially registers or updates their registration. The bill expands the existing sexual offender registry requirements to include these new religious organization details and will take effect on July 1, 2025, with the stated purpose of serving the public welfare by increasing transparency about sexual offenders' affiliations.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0451&ga=114