Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 2258 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-151, relative to evidence.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 764

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 24, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

School Transportation - As enacted, requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses for the purpose of recording images of motor vehicles that fail to stop upon approaching a school bus to either enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement that includes the review of evidence from a camera and overall enforcement, or authorize school safety personnel to review evidence from a camera to determine whether a violation has occurred. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-151.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Pub. Ch. 764

  2. Effective date(s) 04/13/2026

  3. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 764

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  10. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0603)

  11. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  12. Companion House Bill substituted

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  15. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  16. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0584)

  19. Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0

  20. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026

  23. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

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

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

  26. Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2026

  27. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026

  28. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026

  29. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee

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

  31. P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

  32. Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

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

  34. Intro., P1C.

  35. Filed for introduction

  36. Filed for introduction

  37. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

130 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety transportation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2258 do?
School Transportation - As enacted, requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses for the purpose of recording images of motor vehicles that fail to stop upon approaching a school bus to either enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement that includes the review of evidence from a camera and overall enforcement, or authorize school safety personnel to review evidence from a camera to determine whether a violation has occurred. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-151.
Who sponsors SB 2258?
SB 2258 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), and Rose, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2258?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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