Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2606: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal investigations.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGeneral FundFY26-27$3,867,500FY27-28 & Subsequent Years$3,069,900Total Positions Required: 18 Bill Summary Abstract summarizes the bill.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House Judiciary 1 Amendment No. 1 to HB2606 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2649* House Bill No. 2606 by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1, is amended by adding the following new section: (a) The Tennessee bureau of investigation must establish a cold case unit, staffed by no fewer than five (5) cold case detectives. (b) A local law enforcement agency may submit an unsolved missing person or homicide case to the cold case unit following the passage of ten (10) years without resolution. (c) A district attorney general may submit an unsolved missing person or homicide case to the cold case unit at any time. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. HA0987
Sponsors
- Salinas, Gabby (D, 96) · primary sponsor
- Brooks, Shaundelle (D, 60)
- Doggett, Clay (R, 70)
- Scarbrough, Rick (R, 33)
- Russell, Lowell (R, 21)
- Glynn, Ronnie (D, 67)
- Johnson, Gloria (D, 90)
- McKenzie, Sam (D, 15)
- Dixie, Vincent (D, 54)
- Mitchell, Bo (D, 50)
- Powell, Jason (D, 53)
- Barrett, Jody (R, 69)
Latest actions
- : Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Placed behind the budget
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
- : Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- : Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
Votes
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 1, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (March 25, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (March 16, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB2606?
- HB2606 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal investigations.
- What does HB2606 do?
- Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGeneral FundFY26-27$3,867,500FY27-28 & Subsequent Years$3,069,900Total Positions Required: 18 Bill Summary Abstract summarizes the bill.
- What is the status of HB2606?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2606?
- Salinas, Gabby (D, 96), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2606?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2606&GA=114
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