Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 46: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement; requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a child advocacy center; requires the department to submit to the general assembly an annual report on the timeliness of reimbursement payments to child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 37.

In committee Last action March 25, 2025: Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

Plain-language summary

HB 46 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on December 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement; requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a child advocacy center; requires the department to submit to the general assembly an annual report on the timeliness of reimbursement payments to child advocacy centers. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 37. Primary sponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2025): Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican).