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TN HB 1820

died on adjournment

County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1820 pass?

No. TN HB 1820 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

What is TN HB 1820 about?

TN HB 1820 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1820?

Russell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1820.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Russellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-22

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-02

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  6. 2026-02-11

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  7. 2026-02-11

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 2/18/2026

  8. 2026-02-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  10. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  11. 2026-03-04

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  12. 2026-03-05

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  13. 2026-03-11

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  14. 2026-03-11

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-11

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/24/2026

  17. 2026-03-18

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-24

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-03-25

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  21. 2026-03-26

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  22. 2026-03-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2026-04-02

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  25. 2026-04-02

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0

    passage

  26. 2026-04-02

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0666)

    amendment-passage

  27. 2026-04-06

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (6)

    2026-02-18 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Moon: not voting

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 18-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Moon: not voting

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-18 · pass · 10-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-24 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026 (2)

    2026-04-02 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-02 · pass · 90-2

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1820&ga=114

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