---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires law enforcement agencies to develop certain policies regarding the use of force; prohibits magistrates from issuing no-knock warrants; establishes certain reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires law enforcement agencies to develop certain policies regarding the use of force; prohibits magistrates from issuing no-knock warrants; establishes certain reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1380"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1380 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Curcio"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bdc36ae-211e-48ba-ad95-5a8ba0f7e318"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1380&GA=112"
source_hash: "244f17408333bd8d4911bdfb8b9b0e268233a648c477723a7d9eebfb3dfc7c6d"
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 1380 (112) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires law enforcement agencies to develop certain policies regarding the use of force; prohibits magistrates from issuing no-knock warrants; establishes certain reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0423** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0423.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0325** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0325.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1380.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/27/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Curcio — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-13** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0325)
- **2021-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0423) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 489
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bdc36ae-211e-48ba-ad95-5a8ba0f7e318`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).