---
type: "Bill"
title: "County Officers - As enacted, prohibits a constable from exercising law enforcement powers and authority if the constable fails to complete currently required in-service education; creates a Class C misdemeanor, subject to fine of $50, for a constable violating this prohibition; stipulates that each day of a violation constitutes a separate offense. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 16; Title 25; Title 26; Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 70 and Title 71."
description: "County Officers - As enacted, prohibits a constable from exercising law enforcement powers and authority if the constable fails to complete currently required in-service education; creates a Class C misdemeanor, subject to fine of $50, for a constable violating this prohibition; stipulates that each day of a violation constitutes a separate offense. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 16; Title 25; Title 26; Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 70 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2292"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2292 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["County Officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keisling", "Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-30"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed6b1653-af1e-401d-9649-110554fe76a8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2292&GA=111"
source_hash: "b7fb9b927292b7ce0cf4163390e51fd39475b3e42364cdfe7a949934c272a229"
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 2292 (111) — County Officers - As enacted, prohibits a constable from exercising law enforcement powers and authority if the constable fails to complete currently required in-service education; creates a Class C misdemeanor, subject to fine of $50, for a constable violating this prohibition; stipulates that each day of a violation constitutes a separate offense. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 16; Title 25; Title 26; Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 70 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2292.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/1/2020 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020 5/29/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee 3/4/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keisling — primary (person)
- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
- **2020-02-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2020
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/1/2020
- **2020-06-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-01** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 688
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 688
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed6b1653-af1e-401d-9649-110554fe76a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).