The Senate killed a bill that would have required teachers to seek parental consent before they use corporal punishment on a student.

Lawmakers voted 21-25 against the bill, even after they adopted two amendments to try and garner more support for it.

While the bill's supporters said the bill was not about ending corporal punishment, its opponents said it would, since teachers and principals would not be willing to unevenly dispense discipline.

"If as many as one parent opts out of corporal punishment, you won't have corporal punishment in classrooms," said Phil Berger, the Senate Republican leader.

Corporal punishment is allowed in 55 of the state's 115 school districts.

* Burley Mitchell tells N.C. Lawyers Weekly that a panel hopes to recommend U.S. attorneys and District Court judges to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan by the end of May.

* U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick wants to make sure that people don't start using their cell phones on airplanes, notes recent experience with rude passenger.

* House bill to require parents or guardians to give written permission before a child could be spanked in school passes 91-24, heads to Senate.

* State Rep. Jimmy Love was not aware of a Facebook group with more than 8,000 members supporting his bill to end the high school graduation project.

Some recent House bills of note:

H.B. 433: Change Corporate Income Tax, Rep. Harold Brubaker

H.B. 442: Parental Involvement in School Discipline, Reps. Martha Alexander, Susan Fisher, Rick Glazier and Earline Parmon

H.B. 443: Increase Class Size in the Public Schools, Reps. Paul Stam and Laura Wiley

H.B. 453: Increase Cig. Tax/Proceeds to MHTF, Reps. Verla Insko, Beverly Earle and Alexander

H.B. 494: Superior Court Judge May Perform Marriage, Reps. William Wainwright, Dan Blue and Garland Pierce

H.B. 504: Tax Credit for Energy-Efficient Homes, Reps. Fisher, Pricey Harrison, Bruce Goforth and Ruth Samuelson