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HB2124 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

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Sponsor
Eldridge, Crowe
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify if there are consequences for late submissions or changes other parts of the SAVE Act.

Changing School Safety Report Deadline

This bill changes when school safety reports must be submitted.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the date for submitting annual school safety reports from February 1 to October 1.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Department of Education

Terms To Know

Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act)
A law that sets rules for school safety measures.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if reports are submitted late.
  • The bill does not change other parts of the SAVE Act beyond the reporting date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2432
By Crowe

HOUSE BILL 2124
By Eldridge
HB2124
012270
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-810, is amended by deleting
"February 1" and substituting "October 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.