AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 7 and Title 37, relative to child forensic interviews.

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Evidence - As enacted, expands the admissibility of a forensic interview to include statements made by a child under 18 years of age rather than under 13 years of age; expands admissible forensic interviews from statements made by a child describing sexual contact performed with or on the child by another to statements describing sexual or physically violent contact performed with or on the child by another or performed by a person with or on another and witnessed by the child; makes other changes relevant to forensic interviews. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7 and Title 37.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 23, 2023SenateSponsor(s) Added.
2. Feb 28, 2023SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/7/2023
3. Mar 1, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
4. Mar 7, 2023CommitteeRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Senate Calendar Committee
5. Mar 14, 2023SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
6. Mar 16, 2023SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
7. Mar 16, 2023SenateSponsor(s) Added.
8. Apr 18, 2023GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 139

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

• FH Ferrell HaileR Primary sponsor · District 18