Child Abuse - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to develop guidelines on the best practices for identifying and reporting signs of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and human trafficking in which the victim is a child; requires the department of education to use the guidelines to identify child abuse training programs appropriate for teachers; requires local education agencies and public charter schools to ensure teachers complete a child abuse training program. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 23; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed May 21, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2017 · House Apr 16, 2018
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 24, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
87
Key actions
38
Committee
34
Amendments
4
May 21, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 6 - HA1279)
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to lift from table adopted.
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted.
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. 6 (HA1279)
lower
Apr 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. 3 (HA1154)
lower
Apr 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
upper
Apr 3, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/4/2018
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
upper
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-ref. Finance, Ways & Means Committee
upper
May 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/8/2017
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0192)
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0528)
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-ref. Calendar & Rules Committee
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0425)
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2017
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017
upper
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/11/2017
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/22/17
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/22/2017
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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