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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education - As enacted, makes various changes to the Special Education Behavioral Supports Act, including the use of isolation and physical holding restraints. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-120 and Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 13."
+description: "Education - As enacted, makes various changes to the Special Education Behavioral Supports Act, including the use of isolation and physical holding restraints. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-120 and Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 13."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "SB 738"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 738 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-02-09"
+last_action: "2021-04-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24f304ed-5c3f-4ce2-b048-4d2b6059e0e5"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0738&GA=112"
+source_hash: "ae40331b6ace09c9e33b69e20e662cdf8c2eff79291e8f82c48cdf676817e7c7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 738 (112) — Education - As enacted, makes various changes to the Special Education Behavioral Supports Act, including the use of isolation and physical holding restraints. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-120 and Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 13.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0738.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/2/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Johnson — primary (person)
+- Lamberth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
+- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
+- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
+- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/10/2021
+- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/8/2021
+- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
+- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
+- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2021-03-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-03-22** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-03-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
+- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 134
+- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 134
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24f304ed-5c3f-4ce2-b048-4d2b6059e0e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+