A bill that increases the penalty for child abusers will be heard in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday, February 26th, 2025.
Sponsored by Representative Jake McCalmon (R-Franklin-District 63), House Bill 0045 (HB0045) would make the intentional infliction of injury to a child between the ages of nine and seventeen a Class E felony. Anyone found guilty of abusing children over the age of eight in Tennessee is currently only charged with a Class A misdemeanor under state law.
The bill is being carried in the Senate by Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin-District 27).
