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SB2285 • 2026

Local Education Agencies

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 49, relative to safety.

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Sponsor
Briggs, White
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
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.

Local Education Agencies

If an order of protection entered on or after the effective date of this bill is issued pursuant to law relative to domestic abuse, to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school in this state from another student who is enrolled in the same pub lic school, then this bill requires the principal of the school in which both students are enrolled to remove the student who is named as the respondent in the order of protection from any classroom or school-sponsored event or activity shared with the st ud ent who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection.

What This Bill Does

  • If an order of protection entered on or after the effective date of this bill is issued pursuant to law relative to domestic abuse, to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school in this state from another student who is enrolled in the same pub lic school, then this bill requires the principal of the school in which both students are enrolled to remove the student who is named as the respondent in the order of protection from any classroom or school-sponsored event or activity shared with the st ud ent who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection.
  • The school or school district must provide the student who is named as the respondent with alternative instruction for any class or course from which the student is removed.
  • However, this bi ll only requires a student's removal from a classroom or school-sponsored event or activity for the period of time for which an order of protection is in effect.
  • ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2285, AS AMENDED.

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1974

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1974 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2285 House Bill No.
  • 1974* HA0907 014856 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 2-0 to HB1974

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB1974 Johnson Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2285 House Bill No.
  • 1974* HA1077 017644 - 1 - by adding the following new sections immediately preceding the effective date and renumbering the effective date section accordingly: SECTION __.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2285

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2285 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2285 House Bill No.
  • 1974* SA0813 014856 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  2. 2026-05-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 862

  3. 2026-05-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 862

  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. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 3

  10. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0907)

  11. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  14. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  15. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  18. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0813)

  19. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026

  20. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  22. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  30. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  34. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  35. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to Next Available Calendar

  37. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  38. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  39. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  40. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  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

    Intro., P1C.

  44. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

If an order of protection entered on or after the effective date of this bill is issued pursuant to law relative to domestic abuse, to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school in this state from another student who is enrolled in the same pub
lic school, then this bill requires the principal of the school in which both students are enrolled to remove the student who is named as the respondent in the order of protection from any classroom or school-sponsored event or activity shared with the st
ud
ent who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection. The school or school district must provide the student who is named as the respondent with alternative instruction for any class or course from which the student is removed. However, this bi
ll only requires a student's removal from a classroom or school-sponsored event or activity for the period of time for which an order of protection is in effect.

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2285, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to require that, in situations where

an order of protection is issued to protect a student who is enrolled in a public school in this state from another student who is enrolled in the same public school,
the school principal
and, when reasonably practicable and appropriate, the building-level school safety team with input from the parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection
, must develop and implement a
student safety pla
n
that includes:

(
1) A protocol for providing a copy of the order of protection to school
a
dministration, campus security, or a school resource officer;

(2) A plan for the physical separation of the students named in the order of protection to the greatest extent possible
;

(3)
A protocol for students to report any contact between the petitioner and respondent to a counselor, principal, or other trusted staff member;

(4) A process for documenting any attempted contact by the student named as the respondent in the order of protection with the student named as the petitioner in the order of protection; and

(5) A protocol for the school principal or other school staff to contact and inform local law enforcement if a violation of the order of protection is suspected.

This amendment requires t
he parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection
to
notify the school within 48 hours of any changes to the order of protection to allow the school principal and school safety team to revise the student safety plan as necessary.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1974
By White

SENATE BILL 2285
By Briggs
SB2285
009577
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36
and Title 49, relative to safety.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) If an order of protection is issued pursuant to title 36, chapter 3, part 6, to
protect a student who is enrolled in a public school in this state from another student
who is enrolled in the same public school, then the principal of the school in which both
students are enrolled shall remove the student who is named as the respondent in the
order of protection from any classroom or school-sponsored event or activity shared with
the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of protection.
(b) The school or school district shall provide the student who is named as the
respondent in the order of protection with alternative instruction for any class or course
from which the student is removed for purposes of this section. This section only
requires a student's removal from a classroom or school-sponsored event or activity for
the period of time for which an order of protection is in effect.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it,
and applies to orders of protection entered on or after such date.