# Tennessee SB 2201: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to truancy. Tennessee SB 2201, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to truancy., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2201-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 2201 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to truancy. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Juvenile Offenders - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (99 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New driving penalties for unruly students: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Tennessee juvenile courts can suspend a student's driving privileges or ability to get a license. The suspension can last up to one year. It applies to students referred for conduct covered by Tennessee Code Section 49-6-3009(g)(1) whom the court finds unruly. This penalt… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 | pass | 67 | 18 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 26 | 7 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 853 - 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 18, PNV 3 (House) - 2026-04-07: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1004) (House) - 2026-04-07: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-30: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 7 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0770) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0853.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2146.pdf) - HA1004: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1004.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2201.pdf) - SA0770: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0770.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (signed) - SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (failed) - SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) - SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) - SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0853.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2146.pdf) - [HA1004 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1004.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2201.pdf) - [SA0770 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0770.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2213-2025-2026) - [SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2228-2025-2026) - [SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2221-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2177-2025-2026) - [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-SB2201-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).