---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to adopt a code of conduct for visitors for each school under the authority of the board or governing body that describes the types of acceptable behavior from visitors on school grounds. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to adopt a code of conduct for visitors for each school under the authority of the board or governing body that describes the types of acceptable behavior from visitors on school grounds. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2202"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2202 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcac069e-29f7-47e7-b6cb-0c4d55c6a0f3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2202&GA=113"
source_hash: "5818a0add4909ac5ab77b6250aedc9b40eb72859b44a9c19d2f65b0a0c0c679d"
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 SB 2202 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to adopt a code of conduct for visitors for each school under the authority of the board or governing body that describes the types of acceptable behavior from visitors on school grounds. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2202.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **88–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 810

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcac069e-29f7-47e7-b6cb-0c4d55c6a0f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).