# Tennessee SB 0061: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education.

Tennessee SB 0061, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-03-21 (Effective date(s) 03/10/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0061
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Effective date(s) 03/10/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Sunset Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee firefighter commission continues through 2029: benefit, low. The law extends the Tennessee Commission on Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education’s scheduled end date to June 30, 2029. This keeps the commission in place to continue its work on firefighter standards and education. The change took effect when the law became law and creates no direct hous…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Kerry Roberts (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-03-21: Effective date(s) 03/10/2025
- 2025-03-21: Pub. Ch. 6
- 2025-03-10: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-24: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-02-20: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/12/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Sponsor change. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0006.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0061.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0061.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0006.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0061.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0061.pdf)

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- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
- [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 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0061-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).