# Tennessee SB 0899: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8, relative to school safety.

Tennessee SB 0899, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8, relative to school safety., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0899
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8, relative to school safety.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (130 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee schools must strengthen glass entry barriers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee public schools, including public charter schools, must meet new glass security requirements. Buildings built or remodeled after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2025, must use clear entry-resistant film. This covers glass panels at each exterior entry and basement-…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/3/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 448
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/3/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Reset on calendar 4/3/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0448.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0899.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0899.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0448.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0899.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0899.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0899-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).