---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, makes revisions to the \"Schools Against Violence in Education Act.\" - Amends TCA Section 49-6-804."
description: "Education - As enacted, makes revisions to the \"Schools Against Violence in Education Act.\" - Amends TCA Section 49-6-804."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2215"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2215 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ba1e6d5-bc25-4486-a3ba-b5388fbce410"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2215&GA=113"
source_hash: "875f72610768c0ac391355a6029f75fe4351da5d385415f2c5d8cb2be3d8b39f"
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 2215 (113) — Education - As enacted, makes revisions to the "Schools Against Violence in Education Act." - Amends TCA Section 49-6-804.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1000** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1000.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0774** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0774.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2215.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/2/2024 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — 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`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0774)
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1000) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/06/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 936

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ba1e6d5-bc25-4486-a3ba-b5388fbce410`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).