republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/sb-2405.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Abuse - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to develop instructional guidelines for child safety training programs for members of professions that frequently deal with children who may be at risk of abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 23; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 9."
description: "Child Abuse - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to develop instructional guidelines for child safety training programs for members of professions that frequently deal with children who may be at risk of abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 23; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2405"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2405 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hardaway", "Kyle"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e6cf3a3-4e4d-4e7c-887c-a2b0ad8b3a96"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2405&GA=110"
source_hash: "4373ba9a0423a055572df9ccebed9fab094a54bf31e009704355ad90a133851b"
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 2405 (110) — Child Abuse - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to develop instructional guidelines for child safety training programs for members of professions that frequently deal with children who may be at risk of abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 23; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 9.

## 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/SB2405.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/2/2018 Passed (1) — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hardaway — primary (person)
- Kyle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 78, Nays 14, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0906) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-26** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0760) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1066)
- **2018-04-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 964
- **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 964
- **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/15/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e6cf3a3-4e4d-4e7c-887c-a2b0ad8b3a96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).