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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023 · House Mar 13, 2023
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 16, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0103)
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/7/2023
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 3/7/2023
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Littleton
RRepublican
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