SB 2645 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

County Officers - As introduced, requires a person elected or appointed to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy; excludes a person who has held the office of constable for one complete term and is reelected to the office of constable on or after August 1, 2030, from the requirement of graduating from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 38.

SB 2645 requires that anyone elected or appointed as a Tennessee constable on or after August 1, 2030, must graduate from a Tennessee POST-approved law enforcement training academy. It excludes constables who have already served one complete term and are re-elected to the position on or after that date from this training requirement. This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Titles 5, 8, and 38 to update qualification standards for constable officeholders.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/21/2026
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Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee to next calendar
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Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/14/2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026
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Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2026
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Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2026
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Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
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Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
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Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
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Kerry Roberts
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