Bill Commons

TN SB 2285

enacted

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires that, in situations where an order of protection is issued to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school from another student in the same school, the school principal and, when reasonably practicable and appropriate, the building-level school safety team with input from the parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection, to develop and implement a student safety plan that includes certain protocols; requires such parent or legal guardian to notify the school within 48 hours of any changes to the order of protection. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Quick answers

Did TN SB 2285 pass?

Yes. TN SB 2285 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Pub. Ch. 862

What is TN SB 2285 about?

TN SB 2285 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires that, in situations where an order of protection is issued to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school from another student in the same school, the school principal and, when reasonably practicable and appropriate, the building-level school safety team with input from the parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection, to develop and implement a student safety plan that includes certain protocols; requires such parent or legal guardian to notify the school within 48 hours of any changes to the order of protection. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 2285?

Briggs is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2285.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Pub. Ch. 862
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Briggsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-04

    Pub. Ch. 862

  2. 2026-05-04

    Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  3. 2026-04-27

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-17

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-16

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-14

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-09

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  8. 2026-04-09

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0907)

    amendment-withdrawal

  9. 2026-04-09

    Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 3

    passage

  10. 2026-04-09

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  11. 2026-04-06

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

  12. 2026-04-02

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0813)

  13. 2026-04-02

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  14. 2026-04-02

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2026-03-31

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  17. 2026-03-18

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

  18. 2026-03-12

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

  19. 2026-03-11

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

  20. 2026-03-05

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

  21. 2026-02-05

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  23. 2026-02-02

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-18 · pass · 8-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-02 · pass · 32-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-09 · pass · 86-1

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Brooks: not voting
    • Johnson: not voting
    • Salinas: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Failed

    2026-04-09 · fail · 18-70

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2285&ga=114

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