HB 1820

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1820, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes:  Changes the date after which an elected or appointed constable is required to have graduated from a Tennessee POST-approved certified law enforcement training academy from August 1, 2030, to January 1, 2029.  Revises the present law provision requiring a person seeking the office of constable to file with the county election commission a letter from a licensed psychologist stating that the candidate is mentally and cognitively fit to perform the duties of a constable. This amendment rewrites that provision to, instead, require a person seeking such office to file with the commission a letter from a Tennessee licensed healthcare provider qualified in the psychiatric or psychological field certifying the candidate as being free from any impairment, as set forth in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders at the time of the examination, that would, in the professional judgment of the examiner, affect the candidate's ability to perform an essential function of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.