---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs to report certain information to the department of education regarding use of corporal punishment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs to report certain information to the department of education regarding use of corporal punishment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1947"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1947 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Powell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a8724f2-2998-406e-a03a-3bde25625e76"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1947&GA=110"
source_hash: "724b2aaa8ec61ac2f7f5f59d3614a9edae946c65727ecae6bd713e8e71a6c544"
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 1947 (110) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs to report certain information to the department of education regarding use of corporal punishment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1947.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2018 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-13** Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0883)
- **2018-04-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0986) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 777
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 777
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/19/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a8724f2-2998-406e-a03a-3bde25625e76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).