2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2216: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sexual assault.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts "Danielle's Law," which extends the statute of limitations for injuries to a person, who is 18 or older, relating to sexual assault to three years or five years depending on if law enforcement was notified of the assault. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40.
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Bill History
1/25/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/29/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
Reassigned to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/6/2024
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Reset on next avail. cal.
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
House of Representatives
3/18/2024
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
3/18/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 644
Amendments
HA0641
Amendment 1-0 to HB2216
3/6/2024Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 27
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor
Sam Whitson
Republican
Co-Sponsors (37)
Bob Freeman
Democrat
Bo Mitchell
Democrat
Mary Littleton
Republican
John Clemmons
Democrat
Cameron Sexton
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Kip Capley
Republican
Aftyn Behn
Democrat
William Lamberth
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Jason Powell
Democrat
Gloria Johnson
Democrat
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Jeff Burkhart
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
Jesse Chism
Democrat
William Slater
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Todd Warner
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Bryan Richey
Republican
Mark White
Republican
John Crawford
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Karen Camper
Democrat
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Joe Towns
Democrat
Kirk Haston
Republican
Tim Hicks
Republican
Iris Rudder
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican