# Tennessee HB 1504: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the capitol hill protection zone. Tennessee HB 1504, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the capitol hill protection zone., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1504-2025-2026 - 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 1504 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the capitol hill protection zone. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Capitol - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (194 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Added training for Capitol area officers: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, any officer assigned to the zone must be POST certified and complete extra training. The added training covers protest laws on state property, large crowds, and protecting officials. The commissioner of safety may also assign state facility protection officers to the zone… - Stronger police coverage at Capitol Hill: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the law creates a Capitol Hill protection zone around the State Capitol and named state buildings. This includes places like the Supreme Court Building, War Memorial, Snodgrass Tower, Cordell Hull, and the nearby roads and sidewalks. Officers assigned by the commissioner… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2026 | pass | 76 | 13 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2026 | pass | 69 | 17 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 5 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 944 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-20: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0932) (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-26: Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 13, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-02-26: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0574) (House) - 2026-02-23: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026 (House) - 2026-02-23: Reset on cal. for 2/26/2026 (House) - 2026-02-19: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-01-14: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-13: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0574 (Substitute), 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0574.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0944.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1504.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1504.pdf) - SA0932: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0932.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0574 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0574.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0944.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1504.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1504.pdf) - [SA0932 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0932.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1504-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).