Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 2346 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71, relative to background investigations.

Last action — Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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  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 February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    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 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Children - As introduced, prohibits private schools participating in the individualized education account program, education savings account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship from employing an individual that has committed child abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect; requires the department of human services to review, upon the request of certain child care agencies, an employee or potential employee to determine whether the individual has a record of perpetrating the abuse or neglect of children or adults. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Placed behind the budget

  7. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  9. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

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

  12. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/16/2026

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

  19. Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/11/2026

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

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  25. Sponsor change.

  26. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

  30. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

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

  32. Intro., P1C.

  33. Filed for introduction

  34. Filed for introduction

  35. 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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2346 do?
Children - As introduced, prohibits private schools participating in the individualized education account program, education savings account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship from employing an individual that has committed child abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect; requires the department of human services to review, upon the request of certain child care agencies, an employee or potential employee to determine whether the individual has a record of perpetrating the abuse or neglect of children or adults. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.
Who sponsors SB 2346?
SB 2346 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), and Seal, Jessie (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2346?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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