Bill Commons

TN HB 2356

enacted

School Transportation - As enacted, requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses for the purpose of recording images of motor vehicles that fail to stop upon approaching a school bus to either enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement that includes the review of evidence from a camera and overall enforcement, or authorize school safety personnel to review evidence from a camera to determine whether a violation has occurred. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-151.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 2356 pass?

Yes. TN HB 2356 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): Pub. Ch. 764

What is TN HB 2356 about?

TN HB 2356 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “School Transportation - As enacted, requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses for the purpose of recording images of motor vehicles that fail to stop upon approaching a school bus to either enter into a memorandum of understanding with local law enforcement that includes the review of evidence from a camera and overall enforcement, or authorize school safety personnel to review evidence from a camera to determine whether a violation has occurred. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-151.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2356?

Howell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2356.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-04-23 — Pub. Ch. 764
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Howellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-23

    Pub. Ch. 764

  2. 2026-04-23

    Effective date(s) 04/13/2026

  3. 2026-04-13

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-01

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-24

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-03-24

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-03-17

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  8. 2026-03-16

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  9. 2026-03-16

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0603)

  10. 2026-03-16

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  11. 2026-03-12

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  12. 2026-03-10

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  13. 2026-03-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2026-03-09

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0584)

    amendment-passage

  15. 2026-03-09

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0

    passage

  16. 2026-03-05

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  17. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026

  18. 2026-03-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-02-25

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

  20. 2026-02-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-11

    Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  22. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  25. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/17/2026 Passed

    2026-02-17 · pass · 9-0

  • HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2026 Passed

    2026-03-03 · pass · 19-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2)

    2026-03-09 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-09 · pass · 93-1

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-16 · pass · 32-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2356&ga=114

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