Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 0946 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to parental notification of safety concerns at public schools.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/15/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 07, 2025.

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 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    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 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that receives credible information regarding a threat of violence or significantly disruptive behavior directed toward, or occurring on the grounds of, a public school in the LEA, and that reports the threat or disruptive behavior to a state or local law enforcement agency, to notify the parents and guardians of students enrolled in the public school of the same threat or disruptive behavior within 48 hours of the LEA making its report to law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

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

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  9. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

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

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

  12. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  13. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Comp. SB subst.

  16. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 215

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  21. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  22. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025

  23. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  24. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  26. Subst. for comp. HB.

  27. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0162)

  28. Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  29. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025

  30. Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0162)

  31. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  32. Signed by Senate Speaker

  33. Signed by H. Speaker

  34. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  35. Signed by Governor.

  36. Pub. Ch. 215

  37. Effective date(s) 04/15/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0946 do?
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that receives credible information regarding a threat of violence or significantly disruptive behavior directed toward, or occurring on the grounds of, a public school in the LEA, and that reports the threat or disruptive behavior to a state or local law enforcement agency, to notify the parents and guardians of students enrolled in the public school of the same threat or disruptive behavior within 48 hours of the LEA making its report to law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 0946?
SB 0946 is sponsored by Powers, Bill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0946?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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