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SB1871 • 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
Johnson, Lamberth
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify which academies will have sales facilities or how many staff members will become officers, leaving these details 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 the department of general services to run a sales facility there to fund operations.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the commissioner of general services to make the director of a training academy that falls under their supervision a law enforcement officer.
  • Requires the commissioner to get a written recommendation from the academy's director before appointing staff members as officers.
  • Permits the department of general services to operate a sales facility at a law enforcement training academy.
  • Allows fees collected from the sale of goods and services to be used for maintaining and improving the academy.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The commissioner of general services
  • Directors and staff members of law enforcement training academies
  • Department of general services

Terms To Know

Commissioner
A high-ranking official in charge of a government department or agency.
Sales facility
A place where goods and services are sold to support the operations of an academy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact fiscal impact on state expenditures and revenue cannot be determined until vendor contracts are awarded and fees are set.
  • This bill does not specify which training academies will have sales facilities or how many staff members will become officers.

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

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  25. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  28. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  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
HOUSE BILL 1634
By Lamberth

SENATE BILL 1871
By Johnson
SB1871
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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.