Tennessee · Senate Bill 322 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to discipline of students in pre-kindergarten through grade two (pre-K-2).

SB 322 Sponsored by Raumesh Akbari Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 24, 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.

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits an LEA from suspending or expelling a student enrolled in any of the grades pre-kindergarten through two unless the student's behavior endangers the physical safety of others; authorizes an LEA to suspend such a student for such behavior for no more than three days if certain measures are taken before the student is suspended. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Every action

12 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. SenateAction deferred in Senate Education Committee to second calendar of 2024
  8. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024 · Senate Education Committee
  10. SenateAction deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
  11. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024 · Senate Education Committee
  12. 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.