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SB2599 Senate Bill
Passed
2026-02-02

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

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 Details

State

Tennessee

Session

114th General Assembly

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?...

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Sponsors

Steve Southerland (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 S Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
2026-04-06 S Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0788)
2026-04-02 S Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
2026-03-18 S Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-03-12 S Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 S Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-05 S Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
2026-02-05 S Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2026-02-02 S Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 S Sponsor change.
2026-02-02 S Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-03-18 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 Yea: 8 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-05 S Education
2026-03-18 S Calendar

Amendments

2026-03-19 SA0788

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-02 Draft

Subjects

Local Education Agencies

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