Tennessee HB 557: Evidence - As enacted, expands the admissibility of a forensic interview to include statements made by a child under 18 years of age rather than under 13 years of age; expands admissible forensic interviews from statements made by a child describing sexual contact performed with or on the child by another to statements describing sexual or physically violent contact performed with or on the child by another or performed by a person with or on another and witnessed by the child; makes other changes relevant to forensic interviews. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7 and Title 37.

Status: Pub. Ch. 139 (as of 2023-04-18)

State: Tennessee · Session: 113 · Bill: HB 557

Subjects: Evidence

Sponsors: Littleton

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