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2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB0378: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 62, Chapter 35, relative to private protective services.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, specifies that a commissioned reserve deputy sheriff or commissioned reserve or auxiliary police officer receiving compensation for services as a guard, patrol, or watchperson under a contract with a private business that is properly licensed by the state is exempt from the private protective services licensing and regulation requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 62, Chapter 35.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Re-ref. Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Commerce Committee to First Calendar of 2026
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0047

Amendment 1-0 to HB0378

3/5/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/5/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
2/26/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Commerce(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jake McCalmon
Jake McCalmon
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text • 1/28/2025 • 7.8 KB
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Draft
Bill Text • 1/27/2025 • 7.8 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/13/2025 • 160.8 KB
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Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 2/17/2025 • 161.6 KB
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External Links

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