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type: "Bill"
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title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, allows a retired law enforcement officer, who is authorized to carry a firearm within this state to the same extent as authorized for an active law enforcement officer, to direct or regulate traffic if the chief law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction where the retired officer will be directing or regulating traffic has been notified at least 24 hours in advance, or as soon as possible in the event of an emergency. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55, Chapter 8."
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description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, allows a retired law enforcement officer, who is authorized to carry a firearm within this state to the same extent as authorized for an active law enforcement officer, to direct or regulate traffic if the chief law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction where the retired officer will be directing or regulating traffic has been notified at least 24 hours in advance, or as soon as possible in the event of an emergency. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55, Chapter 8."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "HB 1697"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 1697 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Jernigan"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-03-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ecbbfe6-4ca3-41a3-986b-ab8ba93748ea"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1697&GA=112"
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source_hash: "fac22384e7655567cd91cdbd6051770681401b9a915add271e48a854aee564cd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 1697 (112) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, allows a retired law enforcement officer, who is authorized to carry a firearm within this state to the same extent as authorized for an active law enforcement officer, to direct or regulate traffic if the chief law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction where the retired officer will be directing or regulating traffic has been notified at least 24 hours in advance, or as soon as possible in the event of an emergency. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55, Chapter 8.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1697.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2022 2/24/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/16/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Haile — primary (person)
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- Jernigan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2022-01-13** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-18** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
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- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/16/2022
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- **2022-02-09** Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/16/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/22/2022
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- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
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- **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2022
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- **2022-03-02** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
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- **2022-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-03-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2022-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/14/2022
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- **2022-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2022-03-14** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-03-16** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2022-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-03-30** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
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- **2022-03-30** Pub. Ch. 679
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- **2022-03-30** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 679
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ecbbfe6-4ca3-41a3-986b-ab8ba93748ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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