2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0695: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to school safety alert grants.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, converts the school safety alert grant pilot program to a statewide two-year school safety alert grant program; removes the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/14/2025
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/17/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
Senate

Amendments

SA0271

Amendment 1-0 to SB0695

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/26/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/3/202513.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025130.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/7/2025134.3 KB