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

HB 682: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Student Comfort through Alternative Restorative Environments (CARE) Act"; requires local education agencies and public charter schools to allow students of a school in the LEA or public charter school where an act of mass violence occurs to voluntarily participate in remote instruction or a virtual education program for at least 31 calendar days. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37 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 682 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Student Comfort through Alternative Restorative Environments (CARE) Act"; requires local education agencies and public charter schools to allow students of a school in the LEA or public charter school where an act of mass violence occurs to voluntarily participate in remote instruction or a virtual education program for at least 31 calendar days. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: Justin Jones (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2025): Failed for lack of second in: Education Administration Subcommittee.

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
Justin JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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. Failed for lack of second in: Education Administration Subcommittee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
  3. Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 2/25/2025
  4. Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
  5. Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. P2C, ref. to Education Committee
  7. Intro., P1C.
  8. Filed for introduction

Sources

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