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HB 1870STATE · TennesseeIntroduced

Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.

Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847

Voted 5/5/2026

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How representatives voted

0 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 5/5/2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847
  2. 4/8/2026Comp. SB subst.
  3. 4/8/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. 4/2/2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026
  5. 4/1/2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
  6. 3/31/2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. 3/30/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. 3/25/2026Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
  9. 3/25/2026Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
  10. 3/18/2026Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026