Bill Commons

TN HB 1870

died on adjournment

Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HB 1870 pass?

No. TN HB 1870 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 (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847

What is TN HB 1870 about?

TN HB 1870 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1870?

Scarbrough is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1870.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scarbroughprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-05

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847

  2. 2026-04-08

    Comp. SB subst.

  3. 2026-04-08

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  4. 2026-04-02

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026

  5. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  6. 2026-03-31

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-30

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  8. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  9. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  12. 2026-03-11

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

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  14. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  15. 2026-02-02

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-02

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-01-22

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  18. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 4-0

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

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-31 · pass · 20-1

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026 4/2/2026 (1)

    2026-04-08 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1870&ga=114

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