Tennessee House Bill 1264 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-03-08 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires as a qualification for office that a constable be certified by a qualified healthcare provider as being free from any mental impairment that would affect the constable's ability to perform an essential function of the job with or without reasonable accommodation; requires a constable with law enforcement powers to successfully complete a training program that is equivalent to or superior to the training or continuing training required for a law enforcement officer under standards established by the peace officer standards and training commission. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10; Title 38 and Title 39.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 10; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to constables.

Rep. David Hawk [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-08	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
2023-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
2023-02-02	House	P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
2023-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-31	House	Sponsor change.
2023-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB1350 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-19 - Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1264&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1264.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1264.pdf