---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study of the salaries and other benefits paid to state and local law enforcement officers in this state; authorizes the commissioner of safety to establish a hazardous duty designation for members of the highway patrol that may be used to authorize additional compensation for designated members. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study of the salaries and other benefits paid to state and local law enforcement officers in this state; authorizes the commissioner of safety to establish a hazardous duty designation for members of the highway patrol that may be used to authorize additional compensation for designated members. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2177"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2177 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90527cfd-10e6-4f6e-aa47-c7d6cbbc05ce"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2177&ga=114"
source_hash: "fa4fca014bc1a8b0c3fe8682a95d409e6fc8d2c8f8a863f91897e31f93817460"
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 2177 (114) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study of the salaries and other benefits paid to state and local law enforcement officers in this state; authorizes the commissioner of safety to establish a hazardous duty designation for members of the highway patrol that may be used to authorize additional compensation for designated members. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0796** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0796.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0907** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0907.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2177.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 3/16/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
- **2026-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0907)
- **2026-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0796) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1121

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90527cfd-10e6-4f6e-aa47-c7d6cbbc05ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).