TN HB0583 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, permits the introduction into evidence of a video recording of a child victim being interviewed by a forensic interviewer regarding sexual or physically violent contact with the child if the forensic interviewer confirms the accuracy of the recording and the child is available for cross examination; includes forensic interviews conducted by a forensic interviewer who is employed by a federal agency and conducted the forensic interview in the course of investigating a federal crime. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 7, relative to child forensic interviews.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2025-02-05 | House | P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0304 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0583&ga=114 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0583.pdf |
