Senate passes 'Savannah Grace Copeland Act' in support of child advocacy centers, heads to governor's desk for signature

Savannah Grace Copeland Act to increase funds for child advocacy passes TN House, Senate

POWELL, Tenn. (WATE) — A bill seeking to increase state funding for child advocacy, which was named after a girl in Powell who was murdered in October 2024, has passed the Tennessee House and Senate. The Savannah Grace Copeland Act states that if the state's general fund grows by at least one percent, the state must increase the funding for the contracts of child advocacy centers in each judicial district by three percent. This would take effect…

Senate passes 'Savannah Grace Copeland Act' in support of child advocacy centers, heads to governor's desk for signature

SB 04050 is named in honor of Savannah Copeland, a 13-year-old girl from Powell who died in October after being stabbed to death by a 15-year-old acquaintance.