2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0641: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49, relative to funding of child advocacy centers.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires an increase in funding for positions or office expenses for the department of children's services in child protective services to be accompanied by an increase in funding of 75 percent of the increase in funding to the contracts of the child advocacy center in each judicial district; requires the department of children's services to increase the base amount of each child advocacy center contract. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0504)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/22/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0453)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate

Amendments

HA0504

Amendment 1-0 to HB0641

4/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/22/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/12/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/4/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/3/202513.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/18/2025145.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/27/2025145.3 KB