Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB2157: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to law enforcement.

Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2157, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, create a Tennessee safe initiative task force ("task force"), which is administratively attached to the Tennessee bureau of investigation ("TBI"). The task force must determine when criminal activity in a particular jurisdiction is so prevalent as to endanger public safety and require additional law enforcement operations. TASK FORCE MEMBERS, TERMS, AND VACANCIES This amendment provides that the task force is comprised of eight voting members, as follows: • The director of the TBI, who is chair of the task force• The commissioner of safety• One district attorney general, to be appointed by the district attorneys general conference• One sheriff, to be appointed by the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association• One chief of police, to be appointed by the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police• One district attorney general, to be appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor• One sheriff, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives• One chief of police, to be appointed by the lieutenant governor This amendment provides that the members serve staggered terms as outlined in the amendment. Following the expiration of the initial terms, all appointments to the task force are for terms of three years, beginning on July 1 and terminating on June 30 every three years. Aside from the TBI director and the commissioner of safety, all other members must be (i) appointed by July 1, 2026; (ii) serve until the expiration of the terms to which they were appointed and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified; and (iii) are eligible for reappointment to t