Law Enforcement - As enacted, removes the requirement for employment as a police officer that a lawful permanent resident has been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces, so that any permanent legal resident of the United States who applies for or obtains United States citizenship within six years of the employment start date may be employed as a police officer. - Amends TCA Title 38.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Apr 20, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2022 · House Mar 24, 2022
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 6, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Apr 20, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 28, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 3
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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