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Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee HB 1360

Child Abuse - As enacted, expands the definition of child abuse to include a person under the age of 18 witnessing either the abuse of another child in the person's immediate family or household or domestic abuse of a member of the person's immediate family or household; specifies that reunification between a parent and a child placed in foster care due to abuse must not occur unless the parent has complied with the parent's statement of responsibilities in the permanency plan and the child has received mental health counseling. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Latest action(May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 398

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State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 14, 2025
House		HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)failSet your home in Tennessee to see
Apr 8, 2025
House		HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2)passSet your home in Tennessee to see
Mar 25, 2025
House		HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 PassedpassSet your home in Tennessee to see

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