---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Abuse - As enacted, permits each child protective team to include one appropriately credentialed medical provider as a member of the team. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 6."
description: "Child Abuse - As enacted, permits each child protective team to include one appropriately credentialed medical provider as a member of the team. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1984"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1984 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bricken", "Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1b3d7c3-86cf-414e-b3f5-32d3ec17abae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1984&GA=112"
source_hash: "1c1674f023cf1e07cfc28f8adde2b375958a298e1591cbc5d824ac560c17cf11"
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 1984 (112) — Child Abuse - As enacted, permits each child protective team to include one appropriately credentialed medical provider as a member of the team. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1984.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/24/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/9/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/16/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bricken — primary (person)
- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/16/2022
- **2022-02-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-02-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/15/2022
- **2022-03-23** Pub. Ch. 649
- **2022-03-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 649

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1b3d7c3-86cf-414e-b3f5-32d3ec17abae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).