---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or official from adopting or enacting a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or official from adopting or enacting a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1931"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1931 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gillespie"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 39
vote_count: 18
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3fefe8b-4291-4032-87fd-fac56fcd07d6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1931&GA=113"
source_hash: "0367932c8a5d68d87e87f172fac65e57b26379de3a7aaf06bada2852d24804d0"
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 HB 1931 (113) — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or official from adopting or enacting a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0604** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0604.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0606** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0606.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0607** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0607.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0608** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0608.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA0609** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0609.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA0610** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0610.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA0611** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0611.pdf)
8. **Amendment HA0612** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0612.pdf)
9. **Amendment HA0613** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0613.pdf)
10. **Amendment SA0688** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0688.pdf)
11. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1931.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/21/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 Passed — **16–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Failed — **24–68** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Rule 39(3) Amend# 1 by Senator Akbari 3/14/2024 Passed — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR REREFER TO COMMITTEE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Failed — **25–66** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/21/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 9 BY WHITSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed — **71–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed (1) — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed — **68–24** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Failed — **28–65** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Failed — **25–65** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Previous Question Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed — **21–9** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/21/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed — **68–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gillespie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-04** Reset on cal. for Next Available Calendar
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0604) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 9 - HA0613) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA0612) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - HA0611) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-07** Failed to adopt (Amendment 6 - 0610), Ayes 28, Nays 65, PNV 0
- **2024-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA0609) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-07** Failed to adopt (Amendment 4 - HA0608), Ayes 24, Nays 68, PNV 0
- **2024-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0607) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0606) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Amendment tabled (Amendment 1 - SA0688) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 03/28/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 631

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3fefe8b-4291-4032-87fd-fac56fcd07d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).