Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1634: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to law enforcement training academies.
Status: Chaptered, May 18, 2026
Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT Any impact on state expenditures and revenue, beginning in FY27-28, is dependent on vendor contracts awarded and fees charged for services, programs, lodging, food, facility usage, instructional materials, equipment, and other functions provided at the Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Training Academy. At this time, any such fiscal impact cannot be precisely quantified. Bill Summary This bill authorizes the commissioner of general services to commission the director of a training academy that falls under the commissioner's general supervision as a law enforcement officer. The commissioner may also commission any staff member of such a training academy as a law enforcement officer after receiving a written recommendation from the director. A person who is commissioned (i) must be sworn in and (ii) is prohibited from engaging in the practice of law or serve as a member of the general assembly while serving as a law enforcement officer. SALES FACILITY This bill authorizes the department of general services to operate a sales facility at a law enforcement training academy that is under the general supervision of the commissioner. The facility may sell goods that support the educational and operational needs of the academy and promotional items. The department may assess and collect reasonable fees for services, programs, lodging, food, facility usage, instructional materials, equipment, and other functions provided in connection with the operation of a law enforcement training academy. All fees collected must be deposited into a designated fund and used exclusively for the administration, maintenance, and enhancement of such training academy.
What the bill says
An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to law enforcement training academies.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to law enforcement training academies. SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-1106, is amended by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) and by adding the following new subsection (b): (b) The commissioner of general services may commission the director of a training academy that falls under the commissioner's general supervision as a law enforcement officer. The commissioner may commission any staff member of a training academy that falls under the commissioner's general supervision as a law enforcement officer upon receiving a written recommendation for the staff member from the director. A person who is commissioned pursuant to this subsection (b) must comply with § 8-8101 and be sworn in pursuant to § 8-18-111. SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11, is amended by adding the following as a new section: 4-3-1108. (a) The department of general services may operate a sales facility at a law enforcement training academy that is under the general supervision of the commissioner of general services. (b) The department may assess and collect reasonable fees for services, programs, lodging, food, facility usage, instructional materials, equipment, and other functions provided in connection with the operation of a law …
Sponsors
- Lamberth, William (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Cochran, Mark (R, 23)
- Scarbrough, Rick (R, 33)
Latest actions
- : Comp. became Pub. Ch. 964
- : Comp. SB subst.
- : H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
- : Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- : Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- : Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
- : Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- : Placed behind the budget
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 20, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 17, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 17, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (March 30, 2026): 31 yea, 1 nay, passed
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (March 24, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (March 11, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB1634?
- HB1634 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to law enforcement training academies.
- What does HB1634 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 2, relative to law enforcement training academies.
- What is the status of HB1634?
- Chaptered as of May 18, 2026. Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 964 (May 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1634?
- Lamberth, William (R, 44), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1634?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1634&GA=114
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