Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0532 Compare Versions

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1313 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37
1414 and Title 50, relative to employment of minors.
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1616 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
1717 SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 5, Part 1, is amended by
1818 adding the following new section:
1919 (a) A person who employs a minor and who knows or has reasonable cause to
2020 suspect that the minor has been subjected to child sexual abuse or attempted child
2121 sexual abuse in the course of the minor's employment or on the premises of the
2222 employer must report such knowledge or suspicion to the minor's parent within twenty-
2323 four (24) hours of discovering the abuse or attempted abuse. The employer must also
2424 note the specific circumstances warranting the report in the minor's employment file.
2525 (b) A report required by subsection (a) is in addition to any report required by §
2626 37-1-403 or § 37-1-605, if applicable.
2727 (c) Notwithstanding § 50-5-107, this section applies to all persons who employ
2828 unemancipated minors.
2929 (d) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to a penalty of one
3030 thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first violation or two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a
3131 second or subsequent violation. All penalties owed under this section shall be paid to
3232 the commissioner of labor and workforce development.
3333 (e) As used in this section, "child sexual abuse" means the same as defined in §
3434 37-1-602.
3535 SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.