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SB 1774 TN
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Students - As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a teacher or school employee of a local education agency who is found to have committed an act of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying is subject to dismissal or suspension. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.

TN · session 114 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 20, 2026

Latest action (May 27, 2026) Pub. Ch. 1093

Sponsor (1)
  • Rose Republican · primary

Action history (22)
  1. Jan 20, 2026 Filed for introduction · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2026 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · lower
  3. Jan 22, 2026 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · upper
  4. Mar 4, 2026 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 · lower
  5. Mar 9, 2026 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · lower
  6. Mar 13, 2026 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2026 · lower
  7. Mar 16, 2026 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · lower
  8. Mar 16, 2026 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · upper
  9. Mar 19, 2026 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · lower
  10. Apr 21, 2026 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 · lower
  11. Apr 21, 2026 Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 · lower
  12. Apr 21, 2026 Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 -HA1217), Ayes 28, Nays 64, PNV 0 · lower
  13. Apr 21, 2026 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0635) · lower
  14. Apr 21, 2026 Subst. for comp. HB. · lower
  15. Apr 22, 2026 Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0635) · upper
  16. Apr 30, 2026 Signed by Senate Speaker · upper
  17. Apr 30, 2026 Enrolled and ready for signatures · lower
  18. May 7, 2026 Signed by H. Speaker · lower
  19. May 11, 2026 Transmitted to Governor for action. · lower
  20. May 22, 2026 Signed by Governor. · lower
  21. May 27, 2026 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · lower
  22. May 27, 2026 Pub. Ch. 1093 · lower
Subjects
Students

Text versions (3)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Current Version · PDF
  • Amendment HA0635 · PDF
  • Amendment HA1217 · PDF

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