North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 714 — Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    0 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 714, the text has been clarified to emphasize that no local school administrative units in North Carolina currently allow specific data about each affected student to be publicly available. This change is important because it underscores the need for transparency in how student data is handled, which can help parents and the community stay informed about educational outcomes.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 714 Short Title:
714 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS55020-NH-121A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
and Whereas, none of this State's 115 local school administrative units currently allow the use of corporal punishment;
and Whereas, none of this State's 115 local school administrative units currentlyallow the use of corporal punishment;
*DRS55020-NH-121A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) The school shall maintain records of each administration of corporal punishment and the reasons for its administration.
*S714-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) The school shall maintain records of each administration of corporal punishment and the reasons for its administration.
Such data shall be readily available to the public.
Such data shall be readilyavailable to the public.
Page 2 DRS55020-NH-121A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(r) To Maintain Student Discipline.
Page 2 Senate Bill 714-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(r) To Maintain Student Discipline.
DRS55020-NH-121A Page 3
Senate Bill 714-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 714?
SB 714 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Kevin Corbin (Republican), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Gale Adcock (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 714?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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