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

SB 0695 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to school safety alert grants.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Education - As introduced, converts the school safety alert grant pilot program to a statewide two-year school safety alert grant program; removes the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/18/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

  12. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  15. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

  16. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  18. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  19. Placed behind the budget

  20. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  23. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Final Calendar No. 2

  24. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  25. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

  26. Filed for introduction

  27. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  29. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  30. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025

  31. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  32. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  33. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  34. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  35. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  36. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  37. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  38. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0695 do?
Education - As introduced, converts the school safety alert grant pilot program to a statewide two-year school safety alert grant program; removes the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024.
Who sponsors SB 0695?
SB 0695 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0695?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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