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type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the \"Smart Heart Act\"; establishes various requirements for automatic external defibrillators in schools and response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the \"Smart Heart Act\"; establishes various requirements for automatic external defibrillators in schools and response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2251"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2251 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d44486a-cf77-436d-a8d8-0d2aa1f2f507"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2251&GA=113"
source_hash: "78602cc07d28d5a9a2d2042a39820ec171bc5e586164450c582f23c79c7a6ffa"
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 2251 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Smart Heart Act"; establishes various requirements for automatic external defibrillators in schools and response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0594** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0594.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0633** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0633.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2251.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 2/28/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 2/20/2024 — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **980** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cepicky — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Education Administration- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/4/2024
- **2024-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0594) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0633)
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 03/27/2024, 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 625
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d44486a-cf77-436d-a8d8-0d2aa1f2f507`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).