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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 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

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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kerry RobertsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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. Deferred to Summer Study
  2. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/21/2026
  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  4. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee to next calendar
  5. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026
  6. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/14/2026
  9. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026
  10. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2026
  11. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2026
  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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