SB2207 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities.

Education

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Sponsor: Johnson, Moody
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: Effective date(s) 04/21/2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Education

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2207, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2207, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to create a safe school design advisory board to recommend to the commissioner of commerce and insurance safe school design guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools to consider when constructing or remodeling K -12 public school facilities.
The ad visory board is administratively attached to the department of commerce and insurance .
The safe school design advisory board consist s of: (1) A representative of the department of education, who is appointed by the commissioner of education; (2) A representative of the department of safety, who is appointed by the commissioner of safety; (3) A representative of the state fire marshal, who is appointed by the state fire marshal; (4) A representative of the office of the state architect, who is appointed by the state architect; (5) A member from the American Institute of Architects in this state who is a licensed architect with experience in designing K-12 educational facilities, who is appointed by the commissioner of commerce and insurance ; and (6) A member with knowledge of K-12 school facilities, who is appointed by the commissioner of education.

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Amendments

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HA0818

Amendment 1-0 to HB2275

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

House Education 1 Amendment No.
1 to HB2275 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2207* House Bill No.
2275 HA0818 015778 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

HA1003

Amendment 2-0 to HB2275

Plain English: Amendment No.

Amendment No.
2 to HB2275 Behn Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2207* House Bill No.
2275 HA1003 017174 - 1 - by deleting subsection (j) and substituting instead the following: (j) Except as provided in this subsection (j), the advisory board's recommended guidelines must be made available to the public on the department of commerce and insurance's website.

SA0786

Amendment 1-0 to SB2207

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
1 to SB2207 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
2207* House Bill No.
2275 SA0786 015778 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Effective date(s) 04/21/2026
2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Pub. Ch. 804
2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 804
2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Governor.
2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Transmitted to Governor for action.
2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by H. Speaker
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Senate Speaker
2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Enrolled and ready for signatures
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0818)
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Subst. for comp. HB.
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Comp. SB subst.
2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0786)
2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to Next Available Calendar
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Ref. to Education Committee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2207, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to create a
safe school design advisory board to recommend to the commissioner of
commerce and insurance
safe school design guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools to consider when constructing or remodeling
K
-12 public school facilities.

The
ad
visory board is administratively attached to the department of
commerce and insurance
. The safe school design advisory board consist
s
of:

(1) A representative of the department of education, who is appointed by the commissioner of education;

(2) A representative of the department of safety, who is appointed by the commissioner of safety;

(3) A representative of the state fire marshal, who is appointed by the state fire marshal;

(4) A representative of the office of the state architect, who is appointed by the state architect;

(5) A member from the American Institute of Architects in this state who is a licensed architect with experience in designing K-12 educational facilities, who is appointed by the commissioner of
commerce and insurance
; and

(6) A member with knowledge of K-12 school facilities, who is appointed by the commissioner of education.

The full text of this amendment lists seven components of school safety design for which the
advisory board
is required to
recommend
guidelines
to the commissioner of
commerce and insurance.
Th
is amendment requires th
e advisory board
to
submit its recommended guidelines to the commissioner of
commerce and insurance
no later than January 1, 2027. The advisory board shall meet at least once per year after January 1, 2027, to review the guidelines to ensure that the guidelines reflect any emerging threats,
new technologies, evolving best practices, and any updates of building or safety codes. The advisory board shall submit any recommended updates to the guidelines to the commissioner of
commerce and insurance
.

The advisory board meetings are not subject to the open meetings laws
and the a
dvisory board's recommended guidelines are not open to the public and may only be shared with governmental entities.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2275
By Moody

SENATE BILL 2207
By Johnson
SB2207
012303
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10,
Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title
68, relative to school facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-2006(c)(1), is amended by
deleting "thirty (30) days" and substituting "forty-five (45) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.