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TN HB 1733

died on adjournment

Students - As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a teacher or school employee of a local education agency who is found to have committed an act of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying is subject to dismissal or suspension. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1093
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Moodyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-21

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-22

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-22

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee - Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  6. 2026-02-17

    Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to Next Available Calendar

  7. 2026-02-25

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

  8. 2026-03-03

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-04

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

  10. 2026-03-05

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

  11. 2026-03-10

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  13. 2026-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  15. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  16. 2026-03-23

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-03-23

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  19. 2026-04-01

    Placed behind the budget

  20. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  21. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  22. 2026-04-15

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  24. 2026-04-15

    Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-04-15

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  26. 2026-04-16

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  27. 2026-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  28. 2026-04-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  29. 2026-04-21

    Comp. SB subst.

  30. 2026-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1093

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/3/2026 Passed (6)

    2026-03-03 · pass · 4-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-10 · pass · 19-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-23 · pass · 20-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-17 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-17 · pass · 26-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (3)

    2026-04-20 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1733&ga=114

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