---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, revises provisions governing state funds appropriated specifically for child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4."
description: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, revises provisions governing state funds appropriated specifically for child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1988"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1988 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Funds and Financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Love", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8bb9041a-7c8d-497a-b01c-171c4c4534ee"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1988&GA=110"
source_hash: "8581ac33727442619eb57510f0e5be4500b8dbfbb9206da704331cfdabca8ec3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1988 (110) — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, revises provisions governing state funds appropriated specifically for child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1988.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2018 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Love — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-12** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-12** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 3-13-18
- **2018-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0770) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0801)
- **2018-03-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 678
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 678
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8bb9041a-7c8d-497a-b01c-171c4c4534ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).