Orders of Protection - As enacted, requires a divorce court that modifies or makes an existing order of protection part of the divorce decree to issue a separate order of protection; requires the clerk to send a copy of the order to the petitioner, respondent, and the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 12, 2017
Signed May 2, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2017
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 20, 2017
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
May 2, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/4/2017
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steven Dickerson
RRepublican
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