HB0453

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to fire drills in schools.

Complete·5/13/25

Tennessee HB0453 mandates fire drills in schools and requires records of drills to be kept and made available for inspection.

Tennessee HB0453 amends fire drill requirements in schools. It mandates that fire drills requiring full evacuation must occur at least once every thirty school days, with two drills in the first thirty days of the school year. Additionally, four fire safety educational announcements must be conducted annually. Records of all drills, including time and date, must be kept and made available for inspection by the state fire marshal. This act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Roll Call Votes

18 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 25, 2025

12:00 PM

House Education Committee Hearing

Mar 18, 2025

12:00 PM

House Education Committee Hearing

History

May 13, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 315

Apr 15, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 15, 2025

House

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