# Tennessee HB 2606: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal investigations.

Tennessee HB 2606, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal investigations., 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) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2606
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal investigations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- 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: 42
- Subjects: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (25 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: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnson
- Cosponsor: Justin Jones (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sam McKenzie (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis
- Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2649.pdf)
- HA0987: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0987.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2606.pdf)
- SA0718: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0718.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2649.pdf)
- [HA0987 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0987.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2606.pdf)
- [SA0718 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0718.pdf)

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- [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026)
- [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026)
- [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026)
- [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026)
- [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026)
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