In one paragraph
Tennessee's SB 814 (114th General Assembly), as introduced, would have required the Department of Education to run a three-year pilot grant program for eligible LEAs (school districts) to buy AI weapons detection systems that identify weapons such as knives and firearms and immediately notify law enforcement and school administration. Companion to HB 933. The Senate Education Committee recommended it with amendments 9-0 on February 19, 2025; last action February 24, 2025; it died with the session.
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What it means for business
Not law. Had it passed, only LEAs meeting the bill's eligibility criteria could have received state grants to buy AI weapons detection systems for their schools. No duties for private businesses.
Key provisions
- The Department of Education must establish and administer a three-year AI weapons detection system grant pilot program awarding grants to eligible LEAs to buy such systems for schools that lack one
- "Eligible LEA" excludes the achievement school district and means an LEA with ten or more schools identified as priority schools in 2015, 2018, and 2021 and in the bottom ten percent in 2017, that lost a student's life to gun violence on school grounds in the 2024-2025 school year
- Each system bought with grant funds must be able to identify weapons, including knives and firearms, on school grounds and immediately notify law enforcement and school administration upon detection
- Subject to appropriations, the department must allocate and disburse grants each year; if every school in an eligible LEA has a system, remaining funds go to other department-approved school security measures
- Senate Education Committee recommended passage with amendments (9 ayes, 0 nays) on February 19, 2025; re-referred to the Senate Calendar Committee February 24, 2025; House companion HB 933 did not pass; the bill died when the session adjourned in April 2026
Latest legislative action
Feb 24, 2025. Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Powers R | Sponsor | SD-022 |
| Raumesh Akbari D | Sponsor | SD-029 |
| Todd Gardenhire R | Sponsor | SD-010 |
Roll call votes
S SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 Feb 19, 2025
9 yea0 nayPassed
Amendments (1)
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SA0004 Not adopted 2025-02-19
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