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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
White, Lamberth
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide information on whether the bill affects active law enforcement officers or other citizens applying for firearm permits, so this detail was removed from the explanation.

Changing Permit Notification Time for Retired Officers

This bill changes how long the POST commission has to notify retired officers about permit denials from ten calendar days to ten business days.

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 of their permit denial.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Retired Tennessee law enforcement officers who apply for permits to carry firearms.

Terms To Know

POST commission
The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, which oversees training and certification of police officers in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how this change will affect the number of permit denials or appeals.
  • The bill does not specify what happens if the POST commission misses the new ten-business-day deadline.

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 representatives from various law enforcement agencies and government officials.
  • Sets out rules for how long each member serves on the task force and how to replace a member if there's an opening.
  • The amendment text was cut off at the end, so some details about the full scope of the task force’s authority are not provided.
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 with other law enforcement entities for agent exchanges or assignments related to specific duties authorized under the new subsections.
  • The exact scope of 'other unlawful activities' in relation to criminal gang members is not fully detailed and may require further clarification.
  • Details on how agents will be assigned and agreements with other entities will be implemented are not specified in this amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 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

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  5. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  8. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  11. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  16. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  21. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  22. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  23. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  25. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  26. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 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 Baum

SENATE BILL 2405
By White
SB2405
012398
- 1 -

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.