---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each school safety team to conduct at least one armed intruder drill annually. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each school safety team to conduct at least one armed intruder drill annually. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 733"
citation: "Tennessee SB 733 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham", "Ragan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9404aae-fa9e-49a3-9b37-320dc4e7fee3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0733&GA=110"
source_hash: "b4b90b0d6171603153353d3713389478c2d150181055261a4594e79f830712a9"
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 733 (110) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each school safety team to conduct at least one armed intruder drill annually. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8.

## 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/SB0733.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/5/2017 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)
- Ragan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0077) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0457)
- **2017-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0429)
- **2017-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-26** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0439
- **2017-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 313
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 313
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9404aae-fa9e-49a3-9b37-320dc4e7fee3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).