Courts - As enacted, requires a court that issues orders granting custody or guardianship of children to relative caregivers to inform the relative caregiver that resources and funding may be available through the department of children's services; requires the department of children's services to distribute information on available relative caregiver resources to the administrative office of the courts, and the administrative office of the courts to distribute the information to each court within the state that issues orders regarding child custody or guardianship. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36 and Title 37.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Nov 7, 2018
Signed Apr 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2019 · House Feb 25, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 14, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Apr 9, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 92, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0003
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0002)
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/21/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/5/2019
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/5/2019
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, Held on desk pending committee appointments
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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