# Tennessee SB 1865: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to grants. Tennessee SB 1865, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to grants., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1865-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1865 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to grants. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Fire Prevention and Investigation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (161 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Equipment grants for local rescue squads: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance runs an annual grant program for selected rescue squads. Eligible squads include municipal, county, and other local government departments, plus nonprofits offering rescue or emergency response services. They qualify whether t… - Equipment grants for volunteer fire departments: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance runs an annual grant program for selected volunteer fire departments. Departments must be recognized by the state fire marshal’s office. Grants pay for firefighting equipment or the local share of federal grants for firefighti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/19/2026 | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-06: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-06: Pub. Ch. 652 - 2026-04-01: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-23: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0618) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0618) (House) - 2026-03-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-02-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-02-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0618 (Substitute), 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0618.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0652.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1865.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1865.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed) - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) ## Sources - [HA0618 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0618.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0652.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1865.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1865.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026) - [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-SB1865-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).