Law Enforcement - As enacted, if the Tennessee highway patrol is assigned a protective detail, authorizes a Tennessee highway patrolman and an officer of a local law enforcement agency to utilize their respective agency's vehicle or emergency equipment for purposes of conducting the protective detail. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 58.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
27–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 32
Mar 16, 2023
D
Democratic6
50% Nay
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/22/2023
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/14/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/7/2023
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lowell Russell
RRepublican
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