AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to child abuse investigations.
State of TennesseeTennesseeAs enacted, requires, rather than permits, the child protective team for a case involving a human trafficking offense to include a representative from a non-governmental agency specialized in combatting the commercial sexual exploitation of minors; extends the time within which the department or child protective team must determine whether reported abuse was indicated or unfounded from 60 days to 90 days or, in cases involving a child fatality, 180 days. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1.
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- May 5, 2026
- 191 days ago
- Current chamber
- Senate
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
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- Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 · May 5, 2026
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- Child Abuse
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