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TennesseeSB 0346114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to fire drills in schools.

Sponsored By: Bill Powers (Republican)

Became Law

Fire Prevention and Investigation

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Institutional fire drills and recordkeeping

If a facility’s main use is institutional, it must hold at least one full-evacuation drill every two months. Schools and institutional facilities must keep a record of every fire drill with the date and time. The records must be kept in the office and shared with the state fire marshal or deputies on request.

School fire drill schedule and announcements

The law sets a uniform drill schedule for schools when the building’s main use is educational. Schools must run no more than one full-evacuation drill every 30 school days. In the first 30 full school days, schools must run two full-evacuation drills, and cannot run more than two in that period. Schools must also make four fire safety announcements each school year. The local education agency writes the announcement content. Local governments cannot set a conflicting drill schedule.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bill Powers

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 135 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 315

    5/13/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

    5/13/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/2/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/22/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/21/2025Senate

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/21/2025House

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/17/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/15/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0169)

    4/15/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/15/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/27/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0179)

    3/24/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    3/24/2025Senate

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/24/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

    3/21/2025Senate

  16. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

    3/19/2025Senate

  17. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

    3/12/2025Senate

  18. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  19. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  20. Filed for introduction

    1/28/2025Senate

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