Tennessee · Senate Bill 665 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-413, relative to persons prohibited from coming into contact with children.

SB 665 Sponsored by Todd Gardenhire Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education - As introduced, revises provisions governing criminal history checks of certain persons who come in direct contact with school children or children in a child care program, or who enter the grounds of a school or child care center while children are present. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-413.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. SenateSponsor(s) Added.
  4. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Senate Education Committee
  5. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 · Senate Education Committee
  6. SenateAction deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Education Committee
  8. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.