Tennessee · Senate Bill 1173 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Title 4, Chapter 7, relative to the Tennessee highway patrol.

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Failed  
  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.

Highway Patrol - As introduced, requires the commissioner of safety, in consultation with the commissioner of human resources, to ensure that a minimum of six Tennessee highway patrol officers are allocated to a county designated as a tier 3 or tier 4 enhancement county that has a size greater than 600 square miles and a population greater than 20,000 but less than 50,000. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Title 4, Chapter 7.

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. SenateFailed in Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 28, 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 2

No · 7

Failed 2–7

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • AS Art SwannR Primary sponsor · District 2

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.