---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the office of homeland security within the department of safety. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114."
description: "Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the office of homeland security within the department of safety. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1880"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1880 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02dc1197-8d92-487c-b32c-37e31b0959b4"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1880&ga=114"
source_hash: "bb42d39ce6faee7134e6f7c0d939815e3ac1f41b8b3f53af019831fb1189e093"
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 1880 (114) — Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the office of homeland security within the department of safety. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0736** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0736.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0847** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0847.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0848** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0848.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0574** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0574.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1880.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Failed — **25–65** (fail) · lower
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2026 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (2) — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed — **68–21** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/4/2026 Passed — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **68–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0574)
- **2026-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0847), Ayes 25, Nays 65, PNV 0
- **2026-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0736) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0736) `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 706

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02dc1197-8d92-487c-b32c-37e31b0959b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).