Education - As enacted, makes various changes to the present law relative to the offense of communicating a threat concerning a school employee. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49.
This bill amends Tennessee laws regarding school violence to change the date by which a threat against a school employee must be reported. Specifically, it moves the reporting deadline from February 1 to January 15. The change applies to individuals who communicate threats concerning school employees and affects the relevant state code sections. The legislation takes effect on July 1, 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2024 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 9, 2024
D
Democratic4
75% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 2 PNV 3 HB1016
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0939)
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0336)
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 3
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/28/2023
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rusty Grills
RRepublican
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