# Tennessee HB 2356: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-151, relative to evidence. Tennessee HB 2356, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-151, relative to evidence., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-23 (Effective date(s) 04/13/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2356-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 2356 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-8-151, relative to evidence. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-23, Effective date(s) 04/13/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: School Transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (153 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools get more bus-camera enforcement options: benefit, low. Tennessee school districts that install exterior school-bus cameras must arrange evidence review and stop-arm law enforcement. They can use a written agreement with local police, authorize school safety personnel, or use both at the same time. Under the police-only option, only certified or state-c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 | pass | 93 | 1 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-23: Effective date(s) 04/13/2026 - 2026-04-23: Pub. Ch. 764 - 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-01: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-03-24: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-17: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-16: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0603) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-09: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0584) (House) - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-05: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0584 (Substitute), 2026-03-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0584.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0764.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2258.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2356.pdf) - SA0603: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0603.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed) - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) ## Sources - [HA0584 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0584.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0764.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2258.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2356.pdf) - [SA0603 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0603.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2381-2025-2026) - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2356-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).