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TN HB 1895

died on adjournment

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to 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 which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1895 pass?

No. TN HB 1895 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850

What is TN HB 1895 about?

TN HB 1895 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to 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 which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1895?

Maberry is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1895.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Maberryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-02

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-04

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

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

  6. 2026-02-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2026-02-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-25

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

  9. 2026-03-03

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

  10. 2026-03-04

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

  11. 2026-03-05

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

  12. 2026-03-10

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

  13. 2026-03-11

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

  14. 2026-03-17

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

  15. 2026-03-18

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

  16. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  17. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  18. 2026-04-01

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  21. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  22. 2026-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2026-04-14

    Comp. SB subst.

  24. 2026-05-05

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 850

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-02-17 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Johnson: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1895&ga=114

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