Child Abuse - As enacted, creates a procedure for school teachers, school officials, and other school personnel to follow in regard to reporting suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Signed Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2020 · House Jun 3, 2020
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Jun 11, 2020
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
16
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Jun 22, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0751)
lower
Jun 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
May 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 5/28/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2020
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2020
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2020
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ferrell Haile
RRepublican
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