Bill Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 679
Session 114
Sexual Offenses - As introduced, increases from $1,000 to $2,500 the amount of compensation that may be awarded from the criminal injuries compensation fund to a health care provider who performed a forensic medical examination on a victim of a sexually oriented crime; requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to perform serology or DNA analysis on a sexual assault evidence collection kit within 120 days of the bureau's receipt of the sexual assault evidence collection kit from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 23, 2026
First Action
Feb 3, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
679
State
Tennessee
Session
114
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (4)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1)
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Roll call vote details are unavailable for FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1)
Summary
Unavailable
03/02/2026
House
H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/5/2026
02/23/2026
House
Senate adopted Amendment (SA 484)
02/23/2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1
02/20/2026
House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026
02/17/2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
02/11/2026
House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
04/22/2025
House
Re-refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
04/21/2025
House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
04/21/2025
House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0348)
04/09/2025
House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
04/08/2025
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
04/07/2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added.
04/07/2025
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0272)
04/07/2025
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
04/03/2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added.
04/03/2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
04/02/2025
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
04/02/2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
03/26/2025
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
03/26/2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added.
03/26/2025
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
03/19/2025
House
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
03/19/2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
03/12/2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
02/10/2025
House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
02/06/2025
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
02/05/2025
House
Intro., P1C.
02/03/2025
House
Filed for introduction
Sources
Record Created
Feb 7, 2025 6:47:42 AM
Record Updated
Mar 4, 2026 11:25:01 PM