Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.

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Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 21, 2026
Last action: May 5, 2026 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847
Session: 114
Momentum: 47 · Moderate

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45.8% Uncertain

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Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 69%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -1 47/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 159 days quiet

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