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SB2201 • 2026

Juvenile Offenders

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to truancy.

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Sponsor
Haile, Jones R
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Juvenile Offenders

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2201, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2201, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2146

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2146 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2201 House Bill No.
  • 2146* HA1004 014406 - 1 - by deleting the effective date section and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2201

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2201 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2201 House Bill No.
  • 2146* SA0770 014406 - 1 - by deleting the effective date section and substituting: SECTION 2.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 01/01/2027

  2. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 853

  3. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 853

  4. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 18, PNV 3

  10. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1004)

  11. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  14. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026

  15. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  16. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 7

  20. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0770)

  21. 2026-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  22. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  25. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

  26. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  27. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  28. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  30. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  31. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  32. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  34. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  35. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  37. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  38. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  39. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  40. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  41. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2201, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2146
By Jones R

SENATE BILL 2201
By Haile
SB2201
012224
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37;
Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter
10, relative to truancy.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3009(g), is amended by
designating the existing language as subdivision (1) and adding the following as a new
subdivision (2):
(2) If a student is referred to juvenile court for conduct described in subdivision
(g)(1) and is adjudicated to be unruly pursuant to title 37, chapter 1, part 1, then the
disposition may include, in addition to any other disposition authorized by law, the
suspension of the student's driving privileges or ability to obtain a driver license for a
period of up to one (1) year in accordance with title 55, chapter 10, part 7.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.