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HB0277 • 2026

Sunset Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1, relative to the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission.

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Sponsor
Lafferty, Jackson
Last action
2025-03-24
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/14/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not mention the immediate effectiveness of the changes, and there's no information about its impact on law enforcement training schedules.

Sunset Laws

This bill extends the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission until June 30, 2031.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a part of the law to remove an old section about the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission.
  • Adds a new rule that includes the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission in certain laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
A collection of laws in the state of Tennessee.
Sunset Laws
Laws that set a date when certain programs or commissions end unless they are renewed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2031.
  • It is unclear if there will be further extensions beyond this date.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/14/2025

  2. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 37

  3. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 37

  4. 2025-03-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-02-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  10. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  13. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  14. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1

  15. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2025

  17. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  18. 2025-02-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2025

  19. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2025

  20. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

  21. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/10/2025

  23. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee

  24. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  26. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  27. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  28. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  29. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. 2025-01-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 99
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 277
By Lafferty

HB0277
000358
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1, relative
to the Tennessee peace officer standards and
training commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-246(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (53).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-252(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission, created by § 38-
8-102;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.