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HB1634 • 2026

Law Enforcement Training Academy

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to law enforcement training academies.

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Sponsor
Lamberth, Johnson
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the academies affected or the exact fiscal impact, leaving these points uncertain.

Law Enforcement Training Academy Act

This bill allows the commissioner to appoint directors and staff members as law enforcement officers at training academies and permits these academies to operate sales facilities for funding.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the commissioner of general services to appoint the director of a training academy under their supervision as a law enforcement officer.
  • Requires that any staff member appointed by the commissioner must be recommended in writing by the academy's director and then sworn in.
  • Permits the department of general services to operate sales facilities at these academies to sell items needed for education and operations, along with promotional goods.
  • Allows the department to charge fees for various services and uses all collected money only for the training academy’s needs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The commissioner of general services
  • Directors and staff members at law enforcement training academies
  • People who attend or work at these academies

Terms To Know

Commissioner
A high-ranking official in charge of a department within the government.
Sales facility
A place where goods are sold to support an organization's operations and education needs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be raised from sales or fees.
  • It is unclear exactly which academies this applies to, only those under the commissioner’s supervision.
  • The fiscal impact on state expenditures and revenue cannot be precisely quantified at this time.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  2. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  3. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  4. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1

  6. 2026-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  7. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  8. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  9. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  10. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  15. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  19. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  22. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  23. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  24. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  26. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  27. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  28. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  29. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  30. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Th
is bill authorizes the
commissioner of general services
to
commission the director of a training academy that falls under the commissioner's general supervision as a law enforcement officer
.

The commissioner may
also
commission any staff member of
such
a training academy as a law enforcement officer
after
receiving a written recommendation from the director.
A person who is commissioned
(i) must be
sworn in
and (ii) is prohibited from engaging
in the practice of law or serve as a member of the general
assembly while serving

as
a law enforcement officer
.

SALES FACILITY

This bill authorizes t
he department of general services
to
operate a sales facility at a law enforcement training academy that is under the general supervision of the commissioner
. The facility may
sell goods that support the educational and operational needs of the academy and promotional items
. The department may assess and collect reasonable fees for services, programs, lodging, food, facility usage, instructional materials, equipment, and other functions provided in connection with the operation of a
law enforcement training academy. All fees collected must be deposited into a designated fund and used exclusively for the administration, maintenance, and enhancement of such training academy.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
SENATE BILL 1871
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1634
By Lamberth
HB1634
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2,
relative to law enforcement training academies.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-1106, is amended by
redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) and by adding the
following new subsection (b):
(b) The commissioner of general services may commission the director of a
training academy that falls under the commissioner's general supervision as a law
enforcement officer. The commissioner may commission any staff member of a training
academy that falls under the commissioner's general supervision as a law enforcement
officer upon receiving a written recommendation for the staff member from the director.
A person who is commissioned pursuant to this subsection (b) must comply with § 8-8-
101 and be sworn in pursuant to § 8-18-111.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
4-3-1108.
(a) The department of general services may operate a sales facility at a law
enforcement training academy that is under the general supervision of the commissioner
of general services.
(b) The department may assess and collect reasonable fees for services,
programs, lodging, food, facility usage, instructional materials, equipment, and other
functions provided in connection with the operation of a law enforcement training

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academy that is under the general supervision of the commissioner of general services.
All fees collected must be deposited into a designated fund and used exclusively for the
administration, maintenance, and enhancement of such training academy.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-8-203, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) The academy may sell goods that support the educational and operational
needs of the academy and promotional items.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming law, the public welfare requiring it.