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

HB 1820: 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.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1820 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 21, 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: Lowell Russell (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Received from House, Passed on First Consideration.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lowell RussellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
  2. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0666)
  3. Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  11. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  12. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/24/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source