# Tennessee SB 2285: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 49, relative to safety. Tennessee SB 2285, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 49, relative to safety., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2285-2025-2026 - 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 2285 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 49, relative to safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Local Education Agencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (144 yes, 71 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School safety plans for protected kids: benefit, low. The law took effect upon becoming law. Tennessee public schools must make and carry out safety plans for students protected by orders against another student at the same school. Schools must act as soon as possible, within five school days after receiving a copy of the order. The principal develops… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | pass | 86 | 1 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 | fail | 18 | 70 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-04: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - 2026-05-04: Pub. Ch. 862 - 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) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 3 (House) - 2026-04-09: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0907) (House) - 2026-04-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-06: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0813) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, 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/pc0862.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1974.pdf) - HA0907: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0907.pdf) - HA1077: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1077.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2285.pdf) - SA0813: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0813.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to products regulated by the alcoholic beverage commission. (signed) - 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 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0862.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1974.pdf) - [HA0907 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0907.pdf) - [HA1077 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1077.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2285.pdf) - [SA0813 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0813.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2295: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Title 67, relative to pr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2295-2025-2026) - [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 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2228-2025-2026) - [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-SB2285-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).