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

SB 2485 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10 and Title 49, relative to special education.

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 48% · 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.

  • 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

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental approval, a video camera surveillance system in the special education classrooms operated by the LEA or public charter school to continuously monitor students, teachers, and staff in the classroom while special education or related services are being provided. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

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

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

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

  4. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

  5. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  6. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

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

  8. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

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

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

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

  20. Intro., P1C.

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Filed for introduction

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2485 do?
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental approval, a video camera surveillance system in the special education classrooms operated by the LEA or public charter school to continuously monitor students, teachers, and staff in the classroom while special education or related services are being provided. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 2485?
SB 2485 is sponsored by Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2485?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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