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type: "Bill"
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title: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, extends the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of certain child sexual abuse felonies from 25 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday; extends the statute of limitations for a civil action based on child sexual abuse from 15 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2."
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description: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, extends the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of certain child sexual abuse felonies from 25 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday; extends the statute of limitations for a civil action based on child sexual abuse from 15 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "HB 973"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 973 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Statutes of Limitations and Repose"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["McCalmon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-04-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a53e3fb6-746c-4de2-af4d-b0f236b5101b"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0973&ga=114"
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source_hash: "1c28dc9b11892c50b5152fb3426359ac947f8a7e967acc255741586e7b52c861"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 973 (114) — Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, extends the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of certain child sexual abuse felonies from 25 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday; extends the statute of limitations for a civil action based on child sexual abuse from 15 years from the child's eighteenth birthday to 30 years from the child's eighteenth birthday. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0973.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025 4/3/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (3) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- McCalmon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2025-02-10** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
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- **2025-03-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
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- **2025-03-26** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
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- **2025-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
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- **2025-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-03** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025
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- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2025-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-04-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2025-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
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- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 291
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a53e3fb6-746c-4de2-af4d-b0f236b5101b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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