---
type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1254"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1254 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dd19dcb-7340-4a02-b11e-aa928090419b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1254&ga=114"
source_hash: "8a66b9f2416af4c292976a285e592c0d2dcc03a9784cb62dab12b28c384375b8"
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 1254 (114) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0881** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0881.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0822** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0822.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1254.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **75–14** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (4) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Passed — **17–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
- **2026-01-21** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
- **2026-01-26** Meeting Canceled
- **2026-01-28** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
- **2026-02-04** Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-11** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0822)
- **2026-04-06** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 14, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0881) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-27** Effective date(s) 04/21/2026
- **2026-04-27** Pub. Ch. 770

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dd19dcb-7340-4a02-b11e-aa928090419b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).