Tennessee · Senate Bill 897 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8, relative to water safety.

SB 897 Sponsored by Raumesh Akbari Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 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, requires local education agencies and public institutions of higher education to provide information to students and parents on the importance of water safety courses and to inform them of age appropriate water safety courses available in their area each school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8.

Every action

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

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

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.