Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1774
Students - As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a teacher or school employee of a local education agency who is found to have committed an act of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying is subject to dismissal or suspension. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rose (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1093
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/22/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Failed | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 1093 - May 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - May 22, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 11, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0635) - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0635) - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 -HA1217), Ayes 28, Nays 64, PNV 0 - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2026 - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction