---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, authorizes a local board of education or charter school governing body to implement, as part of the LEA's or public charter school's discipline policy, holistic programs of positive behavior reinforcement and reward-based behavior modification systems. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Education - As enacted, authorizes a local board of education or charter school governing body to implement, as part of the LEA's or public charter school's discipline policy, holistic programs of positive behavior reinforcement and reward-based behavior modification systems. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1958"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1958 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cooper", "Gilmore"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/636d07d3-ef64-46c9-8646-d5d4bb69f710"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1958&GA=112"
source_hash: "59985c6ddbc8e8f897e4cea2b610630357fd5a998fb06bb0d2a26eb23261a823"
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 1958 (112) — Education - As enacted, authorizes a local board of education or charter school governing body to implement, as part of the LEA's or public charter school's discipline policy, holistic programs of positive behavior reinforcement and reward-based behavior modification systems. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0766** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0766.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1958.pdf)

## Votes

- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/8/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022 3/24/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/23/2022 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2022 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2022 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cooper — primary (person)
- Gilmore — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-31** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-31** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0766)
- **2022-03-31** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-04** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/7/22
- **2022-04-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-07** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 83, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1930
- **2022-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 934
- **2022-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/29/2022
- **2022-05-04** Pub. Ch. 934

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/636d07d3-ef64-46c9-8646-d5d4bb69f710`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).