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type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes the chief law enforcement officer of a state or local law enforcement agency to establish policies regarding off-duty use of law enforcement vehicles to provide an enhanced security presence at vulnerable locations, which include places of worship, schools, and parks. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 3."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes the chief law enforcement officer of a state or local law enforcement agency to establish policies regarding off-duty use of law enforcement vehicles to provide an enhanced security presence at vulnerable locations, which include places of worship, schools, and parks. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1318"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1318 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge", "Southerland"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20bddaa1-2010-4aa9-9026-11c7d449786b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1318&GA=111"
source_hash: "a6f30ba120281a2422ac251dd8eb55722df4cebcb2d06bd50b90a6354cd390d0"
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 1318 (111) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes the chief law enforcement officer of a state or local law enforcement agency to establish policies regarding off-duty use of law enforcement vehicles to provide an enhanced security presence at vulnerable locations, which include places of worship, schools, and parks. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 3.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0038.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0022.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1318.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 2/19/2019 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2019 Passed (1) — **950** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/27/2019 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Eldridge — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-03-01** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-03-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-07** Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0038) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0022)
- **2019-03-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 139
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 139
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20bddaa1-2010-4aa9-9026-11c7d449786b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).