# Tennessee HB 0973: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2, relative to commencement of proceedings. Tennessee HB 0973, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2, relative to commencement of proceedings., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0973-2025-2026 - 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 0973 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 40, Chapter 2, relative to commencement of proceedings. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Statutes of Limitations and Repose - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (154 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer lawsuit deadlines for child abuse survivors: benefit, medium. For child sexual abuse occurring on or after July 1, 2025, survivors can file civil lawsuits within 30 years after turning 18. A later deadline applies if the injury or illness was not discovered when the abuse occurred. In that case, survivors have until three years after discovering the injury or… - Timing and evidence rules for sex-crime prosecutions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law covers listed sexual offenses committed on or after July 1, 2019, subject to delayed-prosecution evidence rules. It also covers earlier offenses, but does not revive prosecution deadlines that expired before July 1, 2019. For delayed prosecutions covered by Tennessee… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/10/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 291 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-15: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-11: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-10: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 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., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0291.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0973.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0973.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0291.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0973.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0973.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [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 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 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [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-HB0973-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).