Safety - As introduced, requires each LEA, public charter school, private school, and church-related school to develop a policy to direct how students, teachers, substitute teachers, and staff are to respond when a fire alarm is activated on school premises outside of a scheduled fire drill to protect students, teachers, substitute teachers, and staff in the event the fire alarm was activated due to the presence of an active shooter on school premises. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
Senate Passage
Aug 2023
House Passage
Aug 2023
Governor
Introduced Aug 21, 2023
Last action Aug 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Aug 24, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Aug 28, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023
lower
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA7015)
lower
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0
lower
Aug 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 8/22/2023
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Aug 21, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Aug 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Aug 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 8/23/2023
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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