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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 472

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 45

  By Representatives McCalmon, Barrett, Littleton, Alexander, Powers, Hardaway, Todd,
                                                            Eldridge

                                        Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 693

                                              By Senators Johnson, Haile

          AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40,
relative to child abuse.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-15-401 (a), is amended by deleting
"Class A misdemeanor" and substituting "Class E felony".

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to offenses committed on or after such date.
                    HOUSE BILL NO. - -45 - -

PASSED:  April 21, 2025

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                            CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                            \                 RANDY MCNAft.Y

                               SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

VV\a4 a.1 APPROVED this
         4 day of                             2025

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR