# Tennessee SB 2207: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities. Tennessee SB 2207, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (Effective date(s) 04/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2207-2025-2026 - 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 2207 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/21/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (151 yes, 71 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New safety design guidance for Tennessee schools: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, the act creates a six-member Safe School Design Advisory Board within Tennessee's Department of Commerce and Insurance. It develops guidelines for school districts and public charter schools to consider when building or remodeling kindergarten through 12th-grade facilit… - Public access to school safety planning limited: cost, low. The school design board's meetings are closed to the public and exempt from Tennessee's open meetings laws. The board must still give reasonable public notice before each meeting. Its recommended guidelines are also excluded from public access under public-records laws. They may be shared only with… - School safety board members serve without pay: cost, low. The board's six members receive no pay or travel reimbursement for their service. Members represent education, safety, the state fire marshal, and the state architect, alongside a licensed school-design architect and a school-facilities expert. The architect must belong to the American Institute of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 90 | 2 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY BEHN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | fail | 24 | 69 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-29: Effective date(s) 04/21/2026 - 2026-04-29: Pub. Ch. 804 - 2026-04-21: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0818) (House) - 2026-04-02: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-30: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0786) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education 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/pc0804.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2207.pdf) - HA0818: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0818.pdf) - HA1003: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2207.pdf) - SA0786: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0786.pdf) ## Related bills - 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 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) - SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed) - 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 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 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/pc0804.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2207.pdf) - [HA0818 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0818.pdf) - [HA1003 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2207.pdf) - [SA0786 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0786.pdf) ## Related - [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 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 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 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 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 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-SB2207-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).