Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 290: 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.

Enacted Last action April 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 244

Plain-language summary

SB 290 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Pub. Ch. 244.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican).