Tennessee House Bill 56

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-20 - Withdrawn.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, allows any qualified permanent legal resident of the United States to be certified as a law enforcement officer and not just a permanent legal resident who is an honorably discharged military veteran; prohibits the POST commission from certifying a person decertified in another state because of criminal or other misconduct; requires the commission to evaluate the qualifications of a person certified as a law enforcement officer in another state by reviewing the person's training, practical experience, and education. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1, relative to law enforcement officer qualifications.

Rep. William Lamberth [R]

Rep. Mark Cochran [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-20	House	Withdrawn.
2023-01-12	House	Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
2023-01-12	House	Ref. to State Government Committee
2023-01-11	House	P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
2023-01-10	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-09	House	Filed for introduction

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0056&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0056.pdf