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type: "Bill"
title: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, prohibits the POST commission from certifying a person decertified in another state because of criminal or other misconduct; requires the commission to evaluate the qualifications of a person certified as a law enforcement officer in another state by reviewing the person's training, practical experience, and education. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1."
description: "Law Enforcement - As enacted, prohibits the POST commission from certifying a person decertified in another state because of criminal or other misconduct; requires the commission to evaluate the qualifications of a person certified as a law enforcement officer in another state by reviewing the person's training, practical experience, and education. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 265"
citation: "Tennessee SB 265 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dda1502d-7142-4dd5-85e3-e48f6f322461"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0265&GA=113"
source_hash: "d3ffdc9f7183fa770e214e951e1f3575154baecdb8ad99ab428635630ace60b6"
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 265 (113) — Law Enforcement - As enacted, prohibits the POST commission from certifying a person decertified in another state because of criminal or other misconduct; requires the commission to evaluate the qualifications of a person certified as a law enforcement officer in another state by reviewing the person's training, practical experience, and education. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0265.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2023 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2023 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-23** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/10/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 27
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dda1502d-7142-4dd5-85e3-e48f6f322461`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).