---
type: "Bill"
title: "Search & Seizure - As enacted, specifies that certain physical searches of students and searches of lockers, vehicles, and other property must be conducted by a school resource officer. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Search & Seizure - As enacted, specifies that certain physical searches of students and searches of lockers, vehicles, and other property must be conducted by a school resource officer. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 290"
citation: "Tennessee SB 290 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Search & Seizure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f54ff992-d2fc-4b8b-9777-1db62fd5dc14"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0290&ga=114"
source_hash: "a635b88105567a3168c77b3801252914b511f65a2ba10d92ba32a92e75b1b395"
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 290 (114) — Search & Seizure - As enacted, specifies that certain physical searches of students and searches of lockers, vehicles, and other property must be conducted by a school resource officer. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0261.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0410** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0410.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0352** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0352.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0290.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 Passed — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 Failed — **24–69** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 Passed — **90–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/1/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0352)
- **2025-04-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 4, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0261) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/24/2025, 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 244

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f54ff992-d2fc-4b8b-9777-1db62fd5dc14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).