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.
SB 319 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 of Tennessee. Schools must implement this by the start of the 2025-2026 school year, making it effective for all subsequent school years.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed Apr 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0101)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 3, PNV 4
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0024)
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/26/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Massey
RRepublican
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