---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, deletes the July 1, 2024, termination date for Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021, allowing a law enforcement agency to continue to use a drone to search for and collect evidence or obtain information with the consent of a private property owner, in case of a natural emergency, or to investigate a crime that is occurring or has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, deletes the July 1, 2024, termination date for Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021, allowing a law enforcement agency to continue to use a drone to search for and collect evidence or obtain information with the consent of a private property owner, in case of a natural emergency, or to investigate a crime that is occurring or has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1645"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1645 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb280173-ce11-423f-8521-8143bf4484cc"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1645&GA=113"
source_hash: "b9d74e49fd7f0dcf64c6b3a7c707b26992699b4664afeddfda6b0993a51f48c7"
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 1645 (113) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, deletes the July 1, 2024, termination date for Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021, allowing a law enforcement agency to continue to use a drone to search for and collect evidence or obtain information with the consent of a private property owner, in case of a natural emergency, or to investigate a crime that is occurring or has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021.

## 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/113/Bill/SB1645.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/8/2024 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/30/2024 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/15/2024 Passed — **91–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/30/2024
- **2024-01-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-02-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-15** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-02-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-15** Effective date(s) 03/01/2024
- **2024-03-15** Pub. Ch. 524

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb280173-ce11-423f-8521-8143bf4484cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).