Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026"; requires a student who has been expelled on two or more separate occasions for the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to submit to a psychiatric examination conducted by a medical professional; prohibits the student from returning to school or a school-related activity until the medical professional finds that the student is no longer a threat to the school and can safely return to school. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 13, 2026
Last action: Jan 15, 2026 — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Session: 114
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

23.9% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 273 days quiet

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