Tennessee · Senate Bill 1127 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 50 and Title 56, relative to liability insurance for law enforcement officers.

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Law Enforcement - As introduced, prohibits a law enforcement agency from employing a peace officer unless the peace officer obtains and continuously maintains liability insurance to cover damages resulting from misconduct, including intentional, negligent, or willful acts committed by the peace officer while acting in the scope of the peace officer's employment for the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 50 and Title 56.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.