Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 4 R cosponsors

SB 1651 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 3, relative to local funding of public safety departments.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, expresses the legislative intent that a county in which a county-wide fire department is established, or in which a volunteer fire department provides services, direct priority for the appropriation and allocation of county funds to fund the activities of the county-wide or volunteer fire department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 3.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  2. Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  3. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  6. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  7. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  10. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  11. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  12. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  13. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  14. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  15. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  16. Intro., P1C.

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  20. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1651 do?
Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, expresses the legislative intent that a county in which a county-wide fire department is established, or in which a volunteer fire department provides services, direct priority for the appropriation and allocation of county funds to fund the activities of the county-wide or volunteer fire department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 3.
Who sponsors SB 1651?
SB 1651 is sponsored by Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), White, Dawn (Republican), Pody, Mark (Republican), and Yager, Ken (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1651?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 1651?
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