Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional ar
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to parental notification of classroom evacuations.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
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P2C, ref. to Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
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Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 12, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee · Feb 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026 · Mar 3, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026 · Mar 10, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026 · Mar 17, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
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Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 1, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 · Apr 8, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 · Apr 9, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 14, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 14, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850 · May 5, 2026
Senate
Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 2, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 · Mar 5, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 · Mar 12, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 · Mar 27, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0803) · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0678) · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 14, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1021) · Apr 14, 2026
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Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1127), Ayes 23, Nays 71, PNV 0 · Apr 14, 2026
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Passed H., Ayes 57, Nays 32, PNV 5 · Apr 14, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026
Senate
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-14 · Passed · Ayes 64, Noes 29, Present and not voting 1
REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-14 · Passed · Ayes 57, Noes 32, Present and not voting 5
REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-14 · Failed · Ayes 23, Noes 71
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-30 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2026-03-18 · Passed · Ayes 8, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor. (Apr 27, 2026).