Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2645: County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38.

In committee Last action April 21, 2026: Deferred to Summer Study

Plain-language summary

SB 2645 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38. Primary sponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2026): Deferred to Summer Study.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican).