Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68, relative to fire investigation.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68. Companion bill has b
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Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 27, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0716) · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 8, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0921) · Apr 8, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 5, PNV 3 · Apr 8, 2026
House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 10, 2026
Senate
Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0921) · Apr 13, 2026
Senate
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 847 · May 5, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 01/01/2028 · May 5, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 22, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Feb 2, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee · Feb 2, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 31, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026 · Apr 2, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 8, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 8, 2026
House
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-31 · Passed · Ayes 20, Noes 1
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-11 · Passed · Ayes 4, Noes 0, Present and not voting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 8, 2026).