Tennessee · House Bill 995 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to corporal punishment for students with disabilities.

HB 995 Sponsored by Robert Stevens Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  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 enacted, requires, prior to the administration of corporal punishment against a student, the student's teacher or school principal to make certain documentation in the student's educational record; prohibits corporal punishment against a student found to have a disability unless authorized in accordance with law. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Every action

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

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/28/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  1. HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
  2. HousePlaced on cal. Education Administration for 4/5/2023
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 275

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 12 Republicans, 4 Democrats.

All 16 cosponsors

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.