Child Abuse

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the content of the annual reports or how the law updates criminal justice statutes beyond adding the speakers to the list of recipients for reports.

Child Abuse Reporting Act

This bill requires organizations receiving child abuse prevention funds to report annually to the leaders of both houses of Tennessee's legislature about how they use these funds and their efforts to address child abuse issues.

What This Bill Does

• Adds the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the list of people who receive reports from organizations funded by child abuse prevention funds.

Who It Names or Affects

• Organizations that receive funding from child abuse prevention funds
• The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Terms To Know

Child Abuse Prevention Funds

Money set aside by Tennessee to help prevent and address cases of child abuse.

Speaker of the Senate/House

The leader of each house in Tennessee's state legislature who oversees legislative activities.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if organizations do not follow these reporting requirements.
• It is unclear how this bill will be enforced or monitored by the government.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 2374
By Rose

HOUSE BILL 2403
By Scarbrough
HB2403
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33
and Title 39, relative to criminal justice.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-530(j), is amended by adding
"speaker of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives," immediately after "civil justice
committee of the house of representatives".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.