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SB1865 Senate Bill
Effective Date
2026-04-06

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to grants.

As introduced, creates the rescue squad grant program to provide annual grants to rescue squads for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training; directs the commissioner of commerce and insurance to evaluate grant requests and select grant award recipients each year. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102.

Bill Details

State

Tennessee

Session

114th General Assembly

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

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Sponsors

Jack Johnson (Sen - R)
Paul Bailey (Sen - R)
Ken Yager (Sen - R)
Becky Massey (Sen - R)
Bill Powers (Sen - R)
Jessie Seal (Sen - R)
Rusty Crowe (Sen - R)
Page Walley (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
2026-04-06 Pub. Ch. 652
2026-04-01 S Signed by Governor.
2026-03-24 S Transmitted to Governor for action.
2026-03-24 H Signed by H. Speaker
2026-03-23 S Signed by Senate Speaker
2026-03-19 S Enrolled and ready for signatures
2026-03-19 S Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-03-19 S Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0618)
2026-03-17 S Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026
2026-03-16 H Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
2026-03-16 H H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0618)
2026-03-16 H Subst. for comp. HB.
2026-02-26 H Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2026-02-24 S Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-02-23 S Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2026-02-23 S Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
2026-02-20 S Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026
2026-02-20 S Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-02-17 S Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2026-02-10 S Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
2026-02-02 S Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2026-01-22 S Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-01-21 S Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-02-17 SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Yea: 8 Nay: 0
2026-02-23 FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Yea: 32 Nay: 0
2026-03-16 FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION Yea: 94 Nay: 0
2026-03-19 FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 Yea: 27 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-02 S Commerce and Labor
2026-02-17 S Calendar

Amendments

2026-03-09 HA0618

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-21 Draft
2026-02-03 Draft
2026-04-06 Chaptered

Subjects

Fire Prevention and Investigation

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