Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires each law enforcement agency to ensure that, whenever a person is arrested and taken into custody by an officer of the agency, the person is asked whether that person is the parent or legal custodian of any children that will be left unattended by the person's arrest; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 8-4-115; Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 2; Title 37, Chapter 5; Title 38, Chapter 3 and Title 40, Chapter 7, Part 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Apr 24, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2018 · House Apr 12, 2018
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 11, 2018
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
21
Committee
21
Amendments
1
Apr 24, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0793)
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0934)
upper
Apr 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2018
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2018
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2018
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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