# Tennessee HB 0683: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39 and Title 62, Chapter 35, relative to private protective services. Tennessee HB 0683, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39 and Title 62, Chapter 35, relative to private protective services., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0683-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0683 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39 and Title 62, Chapter 35, relative to private protective services. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Private Protective Services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (189 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Security guards face rifle and shotgun limits: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, anyone carrying a rifle or shotgun while providing security services needs current enhanced armed guard registration. Existing exemptions do not remove this requirement. Enhanced guards may carry only weapon types allowed by the commissioner and for which they are certifi… - New armed guard credential requires yearly renewal: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Tennessee provides an enhanced registration for security guards seeking to carry rifles or shotguns at work. Applicants must already hold an armed guard registration in good standing. They need five years of full-time law enforcement experience, with their current or form… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2025 | pass | 28 | 4 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 | pass | 83 | 9 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 1 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-05-08: Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026 - 2025-05-08: Pub. Ch. 344 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 4 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0390) (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0389) (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-31: Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 9, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-03-31: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0174) (House) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-31: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0045) (House) - 2025-03-27: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025 (House) - 2025-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-10: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/10/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee- Government Operations for Review (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0045 (Substitute), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0045.pdf) - HA0174, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0174.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0344.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0683.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0683.pdf) - SA0389: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0389.pdf) - SA0390: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0390.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0045 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0045.pdf) - [HA0174 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0174.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0344.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0683.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0683.pdf) - [SA0389 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0389.pdf) - [SA0390 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0390.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0683-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).