Education, Curriculum - As enacted, adds instruction for public high school students on this state's safe haven law to the required components of a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49.
HB 368 requires Tennessee public high schools (grades 9-12) to include instruction about the state's safe haven law in their family life curriculum. This law allows mothers to voluntarily surrender unharmed infants without criminal liability. The state board of education must develop guidelines for this instruction, collaborating with the nonprofit A Secret Safe Place for Newborns, and distribute them to all relevant schools before the 2025-2026 school year. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, applying to all subsequent school years.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 2, 2025
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tommy Stinnett
RRepublican
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