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Committee advances SB 2405 to create Tennessee SAFE initiative inside TBI
Summary
An amendment to SB 2405 would create the Tennessee SAFE Initiative within the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s criminal investigation division and allow the TBI to enter agreements with local law enforcement for special assignments related to gang activity; the committee advanced the bill to finance, 7–2.
Senate Bill 2405, as described in committee, would create a Tennessee SAFE Initiative inside the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's criminal investigation division and authorize the TBI to enter agreements with law enforcement agencies for special assignments related to criminal gang activity.
Sponsor said the initiative would give TBI authority to coordinate multi-agency special assignments under existing statutory frameworks for gang enforcement. Committee members asked whether TBI could intervene without local authorization in some circumstances; the sponsor said existing statutes permit TBI involvement in certain matters without district attorney authorization. The committee adopted the amendment and sent the bill to finance by a 7–2 roll call.
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