Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

HB 1895 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to parental notification of classroom evacuations.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 15, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  9. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0803)

  10. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0678)

  11. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  14. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. Subst. for comp. HB.

  16. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1021)

  17. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1127), Ayes 23, Nays 71, PNV 0

  18. Passed H., Ayes 57, Nays 32, PNV 5

  19. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  20. Signed by Senate Speaker

  21. Signed by H. Speaker

  22. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  23. Signed by Governor.

  24. Pub. Ch. 850

  25. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  26. Filed for introduction

  27. Intro., P1C.

  28. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  29. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  30. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  33. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026

  34. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026

  35. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  36. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  37. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  38. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  39. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  40. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  41. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  42. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  43. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  44. Sponsor(s) Added.

  45. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  46. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  47. Comp. SB subst.

  48. Sponsor(s) Added.

  49. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1895 do?
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 1895?
HB 1895 is sponsored by Maberry, Aron (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), and Eldridge, Rick (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1895?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2026. Enacted.
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