Bill > SB1298

This bill modifies Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-6-133, which pertains to the commissioning of railroad police officers, by changing the authority responsible for approving and commissioning railroad police from the governor to the commissioner of safety. Specifically, the bill removes all references to the "governor" in the existing law and replaces them with "commissioner of safety" or simply "commissioner" in subsections (a) and (b) of the statute. This means that railroad companies will now apply to the commissioner of safety, rather than the governor, when seeking to have their agents or employees commissioned as railroad police officers. The change appears to be an administrative adjustment that streamlines the process of authorizing railroad police by shifting the commissioning authority from a top executive (the governor) to a more specialized safety-focused official (the commissioner of safety). The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law, as stated in Section 3.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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