Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 5 R cosponsors

HB 0046 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and Title 37, relative to child advocacy centers.

Last action — Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 19, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Summary

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement; requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a child advocacy center; requires the department to submit to the general assembly an annual report on the timeliness of reimbursement payments to child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 37.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  5. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  6. Filed for introduction

  7. Intro., P1C.

  8. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  9. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  10. Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

  11. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/11/2025

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 2/18/2025

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2025

  16. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/4/2025

  17. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  18. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  19. Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

  20. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  21. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  22. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  23. Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0046 do?
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement; requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a child advocacy center; requires the department to submit to the general assembly an annual report on the timeliness of reimbursement payments to child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 37.
Who sponsors HB 0046?
HB 0046 is sponsored by McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), and Keisling, Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0046?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 19, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
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