HB 1088 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that receives credible information regarding a threat of violence or significantly disruptive behavior directed toward, or occurring on the grounds of, a public school in the LEA, and that reports the threat or disruptive behavior to a state or local law enforcement agency, to notify the parents and guardians of students enrolled in the public school of the same threat or disruptive behavior within 48 hours of the LEA making its report to law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 1088 requires Tennessee public school districts to notify parents and guardians within 24 hours if they report a credible threat of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a school to law enforcement. The notification must include the specific threat reported to authorities and can use existing communication methods like email or phone. This applies to all public schools in the district when such a threat is reported to law enforcement. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, to establish this mandatory notification requirement.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

220
Passed
Total votes 22
Mar 25, 2025
D Democratic4
4 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-0)
house
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Cameron Sexton
Cameron Sexton
RRepublican
TN
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