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

SB 2599 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

Last action — Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  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 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from all threats of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a public school that are reported to a state or local law enforcement agency to only those first determined by the LEA to be credible, the threats or behavior for which an LEA must notify parents and guardians within 48 hours. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

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. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

  10. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

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

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

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

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

  15. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  17. Held on desk.

  18. Filed for introduction

  19. Sponsor change.

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

  25. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0788)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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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Votes

Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2599 do?
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from all threats of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a public school that are reported to a state or local law enforcement agency to only those first determined by the LEA to be credible, the threats or behavior for which an LEA must notify parents and guardians within 48 hours. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Who sponsors SB 2599?
SB 2599 is sponsored by Southerland, Steve (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), and Seal, Jessie (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2599?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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