SB0290

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to searches on school property.

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Tennessee SB0290 amends school search procedures to require parental consent for students under 18 and ensure searches comply with constitutional.

Tennessee SB0290 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, to modify searches on school property. It mandates that searches be conducted by school resource officers acting as school officials. For students under 18, the principal must notify the student's parent or legal guardian and obtain their consent before conducting a physical search. The act also ensures that searches do not violate the Fourth Amendment or the Tennessee Constitution. This law takes effect immediately upon becoming a statute.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

75 Yea

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18 Nay

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Calendar

Mar 31, 2025

12:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Apr 29, 2025

Pub. Ch. 244

Apr 29, 2025

Effective date(s) 04/24/2025, 07/01/2025

Apr 24, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor.