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HB1288Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and Title 49, relative to school safety grants.

Introduced

Introduced by Jason Powell, District 53

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, creates the school safety grant fund to be administered by the department of education; requires that school safety grants be used to support local education agencies and public charter schools with prevention, reduction, and response efforts with regard to school shootings. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

March 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · February 10, 2026

6

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

6 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
William Slater35Yes
Scott Cepicky64Yes
Ronnie Glynn67Yes
Jay Reedy74Yes
Chris Hurt82Yes
Mark White83Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee- Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 1/20/2026

  8. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 2/10/2026

  9. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/10/2026

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

  11. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/17/2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  20. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

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