Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB354: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abuse of elderly or vulnerable adults.
Status: Chaptered, May 14, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 8, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 354, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to provide the TBI with discretion to investigate reports of suspected elder financial exploitation. Upon receiving a report of suspected elder financial exploitation, present law requires the TBI to coordinate with the district attorney general and, when appropriate, with other law enforcement agencies and adult protective services for additional investigation of the reported exploitation. This amendment instead provides that, upon receiving a report of suspected elder financial exploitation, the TBI is authorized to investigate the matter when appropriate, and coordinate with the district attorney general in the appropriate judicial district, other law enforcement agencies, and adult protective services for additional investigation of the reported exploitation.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Senate Health and Welfare 1 Amendment No. 1 to SB0326 Crowe Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 326 House Bill No. 354* by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-6-132(b), is amended by deleting the first sentence, which presently reads: Upon receiving a report of suspected elder financial exploitation, the bureau shall coordinate with the district attorney general in the appropriate judicial district and, when appropriate, with other law enforcement agencies and adult protective services for additional investigation of the reported exploitation. and substituting instead: Upon receiving a report of suspected elder financial exploitation, the bureau may investigate the matter when appropriate, and may coordinate with the district attorney general in the appropriate judicial district, other law enforcement agencies, and adult protective services for additional investigation of the reported exploitation. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. SA0971