---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, establishes a reward for information leading to the arrest of any person responsible for the shooting of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty; sets the reward at $10,000 if the officer is injured in the shooting or $20,000 if the officer is killed in the shooting. - Amends TCA Title 38."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, establishes a reward for information leading to the arrest of any person responsible for the shooting of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty; sets the reward at $10,000 if the officer is injured in the shooting or $20,000 if the officer is killed in the shooting. - Amends TCA Title 38."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 440"
citation: "Tennessee SB 440 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Rose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed11353d-fc5d-4a4b-b26b-5126f176364d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0440&GA=112"
source_hash: "9462c62b91e7bef444ca690b44df76c2a1c3e12154dff54a10248a1a51732e55"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 440 (112) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, establishes a reward for information leading to the arrest of any person responsible for the shooting of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty; sets the reward at $10,000 if the officer is injured in the shooting or $20,000 if the officer is killed in the shooting. - Amends TCA Title 38.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0440.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/17/2021 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moody — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 439
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 439

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed11353d-fc5d-4a4b-b26b-5126f176364d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).