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SB2405 • 2026

Law Enforcement

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to law enforcement.

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Sponsor
Taylor, Lamberth
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Sponsor change.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on whether the bill affects other types of permits or applications beyond those related to carrying firearms.

Changing Permit Notification Time for Retired Officers

This bill changes the time limit from ten calendar days to ten business days for the POST commission to notify retired officers about permit denials.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit from ten calendar days to ten business days for the POST commission to notify retired law enforcement officers about permit denials.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Retired Tennessee law enforcement officers who apply for firearm carrying permits.
  • The POST commission, which reviews these applications and issues notifications.

Terms To Know

POST Commission
A group that oversees the training and certification of police officers in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how this change will affect other types of permits or applications.
  • It is unclear if this change will impact many retired officers since specific numbers are not provided.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2157

Plain English: The amendment establishes a Tennessee Safe Initiative Task Force within the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to address prevalent criminal activity and provide additional law enforcement operations.

  • Establishes a new task force called the Tennessee Safe Initiative Task Force, which will assess when criminal activities are so widespread that they endanger public safety and require extra police work.
  • The task force is made up of eight voting members including the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the commissioner of safety, district attorneys general, sheriffs, and chiefs of police appointed by various associations or legislative leaders.
  • Sets staggered terms for some task force members to ensure continuity and stability in leadership over a period of several years.
  • The amendment text is truncated at the end, so it's unclear what additional powers are granted beyond those mentioned.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2405

Plain English: The amendment adds new powers to Tennessee's criminal investigation division by establishing a program called the Tennessee Safe Initiative and allowing agents to investigate gang-related crimes without needing approval from district attorneys.

  • Establishes a new program within the criminal investigation division known as the Tennessee Safe Initiative, which allows agents to investigate criminal gang activities independently of district attorney requests.
  • Defines 'criminal gang activities' to include offenses committed by gang members and other unlawful actions associated with gangs.
  • Permits the bureau to enter into agreements for exchanging or temporarily assigning agents from different law enforcement entities within Tennessee or across state lines.
  • The exact scope of duties and responsibilities for agents under the new initiative is not fully detailed in the amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  2. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  3. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  4. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  5. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  6. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  7. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  9. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  10. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  11. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  13. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  14. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  17. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  18. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  19. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2026

  20. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/7/2026

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  22. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/1/2026

  23. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  24. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  27. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  29. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  30. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  31. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  32. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  33. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  34. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  35. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2157
By Lamberth

SENATE BILL 2405
By Taylor
SB2405
012398
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8;
Title 38 and Title 39, relative to law enforcement.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-8-123(d)(2), is amended by
deleting "ten (10) days" and substituting instead "ten (10) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.