---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, enacts \"Dallas's Law,\" which revises various provisions governing security guards/officers. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 57 and Title 62, Chapter 35."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, enacts \"Dallas's Law,\" which revises various provisions governing security guards/officers. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 57 and Title 62, Chapter 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2283"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2283 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2302142-c658-41f4-a31f-2bc8b7ff9c80"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2283&GA=112"
source_hash: "c36be304c1abb25d82a460cd728595996d15e6a6cea5e306d92bc2b30aac8d27"
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 2283 (112) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, enacts "Dallas's Law," which revises various provisions governing security guards/officers. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 57 and Title 62, Chapter 35.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0747** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0747.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1004.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0683** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0683.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0808** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0808.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2283.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/15/2022 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/16/2022 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2022 Passed (2) — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **74–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beck — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-06** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0808)
- **2022-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0683)
- **2022-04-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-13** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA1004) `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 9, PNV 9 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1004) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0747) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-05-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1121
- **2022-06-03** Effective date(s) 01/01/2023
- **2022-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1121

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2302142-c658-41f4-a31f-2bc8b7ff9c80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).