# Tennessee SB 0290: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to searches on school property.

Tennessee SB 0290, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to searches on school property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 04/24/2025, 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0290
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to searches on school property.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025, 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Search & Seizure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (229 yes, 91 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents get notice after student searches: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, principals must notify a parent or legal guardian after covered searches of students under 18. This applies to searches under Tennessee Code § 49-6-4205(a). Notice must come within a reasonable time after the search. The law does not set an exact number of hours or days.
- Stronger safeguards for student school searches: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered school searches are limited to school resource officers acting as school officials, school security officers, or trained school administrators. The Tennessee Department of Education must create and maintain student search-rights training, a requirement effective when…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | fail | 24 | 69 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 90 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 | pass | 75 | 18 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025, 07/01/2025
- 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 244
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 4, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0261) (House)
- 2025-04-10: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0352) (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0244.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0290.pdf)
- HA0261: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0261.pdf)
- HA0410: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0410.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0290.pdf)
- SA0352: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0352.pdf)

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- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0244.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0290.pdf)
- [HA0261 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0261.pdf)
- [HA0410 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0410.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0290.pdf)
- [SA0352 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0352.pdf)

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- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0290-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).