Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 5Pub. Ch. 850Latest
   2. May 5Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
   3. Apr 27Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Apr 17Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Apr 16Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 15Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   7. Apr 15Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   8. Apr 14Subst. for comp. HB.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Failed. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   9. Apr 14Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1021)Minor
   10. Apr 14Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1127), Ayes 23, Nays 71, PNV 0
   11. Apr 14Passed H., Ayes 57, Nays 32, PNV 5Passed House
   12. Apr 2Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   13. Mar 30Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0803)
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   14. Mar 30Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0678)
   15. Mar 30Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
   16. Mar 30Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   17. Mar 30Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
   18. Mar 27Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
   19. Mar 18Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   20. Mar 12Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
   21. Mar 11Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
   22. Mar 5Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
   23. Feb 5Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education CommitteeMinor
   24. Feb 2Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   25. Jan 22Filed for introductionIntroduced