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HB2364Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

Introduced

Introduced by David Hawk, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from all threats of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a public school that are reported to a state or local law enforcement agency to only those first determined by the LEA to be credible, the threats or behavior for which an LEA must notify parents and guardians within 48 hours. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Where it stands

Held on desk.

March 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · March 24, 2026

16

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Renea Jones4Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Robert Stevens13Yes
Sam McKenzie15Yes
Kevin Raper24Yes
Yusuf Hakeem28Yes
William Slater35Yes
Charlie Baum37Yes
Gino Bulso61Yes
Scott Cepicky64Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  15. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  17. Held on desk.

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