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

SB 361: Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires a person who employs an unemancipated minor and who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the minor has been subjected to child sexual abuse or attempted child sexual abuse in the course of the minor’s employment or on the premises of the employer to report such knowledge or suspicion to the minor’s parent within 24 hours of discovering the abuse or attempted abuse; imposes a penalty of $1,000 for a first violation or $2,000 for a second or subsequent violation, to be paid to the commissioner of labor and workforce development. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 50.

In committee Last action May 16, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.

Plain-language summary

SB 361 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires a person who employs an unemancipated minor and who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the minor has been subjected to child sexual abuse or attempted child sexual abuse in the course of the minor’s employment or on the premises of the employer to report such knowledge or suspicion to the minor’s parent within 24 hours of discovering the abuse or attempted abuse; imposes a penalty of $1,000 for a first violation or $2,000 for a second or subsequent violation, to be paid to the commissioner of labor and workforce development. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 50. Primary sponsor: Richard Briggs (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 16, 2025): Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Richard Briggs (Republican).