SB 1155 Tennessee Senate · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, adds the director of schools as a person to whom a principal must report the principal's direct knowledge of an offense of assault and battery or vandalism committed by a student on school property endangering the life, health, or safety of others; expands the educator's bill of rights to include the educator's right to report an offense of assault and battery or vandalism committed by a student on school property and the educator's right to receive benefits if the educator is a teacher who is absent from their assigned duties due to injuries caused by a criminal act committed against the teacher in the course of the teacher's employment activities. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Signed Apr 13, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2023 · House Mar 23, 2023

How they voted

33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 20, 2023
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Apr 13, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
Apr 4, 2023
House · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
Mar 29, 2023
Senate · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
Mar 23, 2023
House · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
Mar 20, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
Mar 15, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Mar 8, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
Feb 6, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Feb 2, 2023
Senate · Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.