---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safety - As enacted, enacts the \"School Safety Act of 2018\". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 16; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Section 50-3-201; Section 58-1-112; Section 70-4-123 and Section 70-5-101."
description: "Safety - As enacted, enacts the \"School Safety Act of 2018\". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 16; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Section 50-3-201; Section 58-1-112; Section 70-4-123 and Section 70-5-101."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2129"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2129 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Green", "VanHuss"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 71
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b5ae103-c532-49a4-960d-4898edc36429"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2129&GA=110"
source_hash: "85d584b8687a28b889ed8baec64978c258671b0f22edda695ae8858b1de2e284"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 2129 (110) — Safety - As enacted, enacts the "School Safety Act of 2018". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 16; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Section 50-3-201; Section 58-1-112; Section 70-4-123 and Section 70-5-101.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2129.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2018 4/24/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/3/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Administration & Planning 3/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/23/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/7/2018 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/23/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Green — primary (person)
- VanHuss — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Reassigned to Civil Justice Committee-- Education Administration and Planning
- **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-13** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-20** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Administration & Planning `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-09** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Reset on Final cal. of Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
- **2018-04-18** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1049)
- **2018-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1199)
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA1295) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1079) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1050) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1008
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1008
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b5ae103-c532-49a4-960d-4898edc36429`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).