---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, revises present law relative to security guards/officers. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 57 and Title 62, Chapter 35."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, revises present law relative to security guards/officers. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 57 and Title 62, Chapter 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 379"
citation: "Tennessee HB 379 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f4e42dc-688b-4ec3-b250-df6924cad591"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0379&GA=113"
source_hash: "511098bf125d886babc73384d691fd0ec01bdff013c38090f120aaae757b3154"
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 379 (113) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, revises present law relative to security guards/officers. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 57 and Title 62, Chapter 35.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0274** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0274.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0280** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0280.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0379.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **86–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/21/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2023-03-08** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 2, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0274) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0280)
- **2023-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-18** Pub. Ch. 357

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f4e42dc-688b-4ec3-b250-df6924cad591`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).