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

HB 1288: Education - As introduced, creates the school safety grant fund to be administered by the department of education; requires that school safety grants be used to support local education agencies and public charter schools with prevention, reduction, and response efforts with regard to school shootings. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1288 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As introduced, creates the school safety grant fund to be administered by the department of education; requires that school safety grants be used to support local education agencies and public charter schools with prevention, reduction, and response efforts with regard to school shootings. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: Jason Powell (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jason PowellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse53

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee
  2. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
  3. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
  4. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
  5. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026
  6. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
  7. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/10/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/3/2026
  9. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/3/2026
  10. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/17/2026
  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/10/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source