2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0902: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires each local education agency and public charter school to annually implement an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program in each school that serves students in any of the grades three through 12 to reduce tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
3/18/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Renea Jones
Renea Jones
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/20259.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/9/2025148.5 KB