# Tennessee HB 1761: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-119 and Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to public safety employees.

Tennessee HB 1761, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-119 and Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to public safety employees., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1761
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-119 and Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to public safety employees.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Firefighters
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (27 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-22: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-01-21: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1761.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1761.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1761.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1761.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1761-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).