---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safety - As enacted, enacts the \"Rescue Squad Recognition Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68."
description: "Safety - As enacted, enacts the \"Rescue Squad Recognition Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1110"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1110 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seal"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75254ccc-e837-463a-8ed3-3b3a0bc8e001"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1110&ga=114"
source_hash: "206c02f171ab5da19501e304d9a2c215b9aa0904e4840ed69ca4820f805db627"
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 1110 (114) — Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Rescue Squad Recognition Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0691.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0502** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0502.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1110.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment(s), refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-18** Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2025-03-18** Recalled from Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
- **2025-10-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-12-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0502)
- **2026-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0691) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** H. Am. 1 withdrawn.
- **2026-04-06** H. Am. 1 reconsidered.
- **2026-04-06** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2026-04-06** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/23/2026, 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-28** Pub. Ch. 782

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75254ccc-e837-463a-8ed3-3b3a0bc8e001`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).