Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 2364 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

Last action — Held on desk.

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from all threats of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a public school that are reported to a state or local law enforcement agency to only those first determined by the LEA to be credible, the threats or behavior for which an LEA must notify parents and guardians within 48 hours. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor change.

  3. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  10. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0788)

  11. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Intro., P1C.

  17. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  29. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  30. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  31. Held on desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Jones R

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2364 do?
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from all threats of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a public school that are reported to a state or local law enforcement agency to only those first determined by the LEA to be credible, the threats or behavior for which an LEA must notify parents and guardians within 48 hours. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Who sponsors HB 2364?
HB 2364 is sponsored by Jones R and Hawk, David B. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2364?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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