2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1128: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 10 and Title 38, Chapter 8, relative to constables.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, requires the peace officer standards and training commission to issue a certificate of compliance to any person duly elected and sworn as a county constable if the person meets the qualifications for employment as a police officer and completes an approved recruit training program; requires a constable to complete an annual in-service training session to maintain certification. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10 and Title 38, Chapter 8.
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Bill History
2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0350)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/17/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/17/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0220)
Senate
4/17/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 2
Senate
4/23/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0350
Amendment 1-0 to HB1128
4/9/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/17/2025
30
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
90
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/15/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/14/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/8/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/23/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Farmer
Republican