2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB1644: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 49, relative to safety precautions taken in response to potential active shooter situations.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires each LEA, public charter school, private school, and church-related school to develop a procedure to determine the cause of a fire alarm activation, including the potential of an active shooter event; requires each LEA to coordinate with appropriate safety teams to incorporate the procedure; specifies that the procedure must be implemented no later than January 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.
Bill History
1/9/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 1/23/2024
House of Representatives
1/23/2024
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Placed on cal. Education Administration for 1/31/2024
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/1/2024
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/8/2024
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0514)
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
2/12/2024
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/26/2024
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
2/26/2024
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0526)
Senate
2/26/2024
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
2/27/2024
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/1/2024
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Signed by Governor.
3/19/2024
Pub. Ch. 563
3/19/2024
Effective date(s) 03/12/2024
Amendments
HA0514
Amendment 1-0 to HB1644
1/31/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
2/26/2024
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
2/8/2024
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/19/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 37
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
William Lamberth
Republican
Co-Sponsors (41)
William Slater
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Ron Gant
Republican
Jason Zachary
Republican
Gary Hicks
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Bryan Richey
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Dave Wright
Republican
Jason Powell
Democrat
Chris Todd
Republican
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Sam Whitson
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Larry Miller
Democrat
Kevin Raper
Republican
Robert Stevens
Republican
Harold Love
Democrat
Dan Howell
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Mark Cochran
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Dale Carr
Republican
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Tim Hicks
Republican
Chris Hurt
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Dennis Powers
Republican