# Tennessee HB 0679: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to sexual assault. Tennessee HB 0679, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to sexual assault., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Effective date(s) 03/18/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0679-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0679 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to sexual assault. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Effective date(s) 03/18/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Sexual Offenses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (273 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Minors can get assault exams without parents: benefit, low. The law lets a minor who is the victim of a sexually oriented crime get a forensic medical exam without a parent or guardian’s consent. This applies even if another Tennessee law would normally require consent. The victim may receive the exam under Tennessee’s forensic exam law. This change takes e… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karen D. Camper (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 3/5/2026 | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2026 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Re-Refer to Committee Third Consideration 4/21/2025 | pass | 23 | 9 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-23: Effective date(s) 03/18/2026 - 2026-03-23: Pub. Ch. 597 - 2026-03-18: Signed by Governor. - 2026-03-11: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-03-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-05: H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0679 (House) - 2026-03-02: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/5/2026 (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA 0484) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Re-refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0348) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-07: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-07: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0272) (House) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0272 (Substitute), 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0272.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0597.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0679.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0679.pdf) - SA0348: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0348.pdf) - SA0484: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0484.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0272 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0272.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0597.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0679.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0679.pdf) - [SA0348 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0348.pdf) - [SA0484 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0484.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0679-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).