HB 628 Tennessee House · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

Adoption - As enacted, provides that if a court appoints a guardian ad litem in a pending adoption proceeding, there will be a rebuttable presumption that the guardian ad litem's fees will be divided equally between the parties, excluding the person being adopted; specifies that if a party is found by the court to be indigent, the guardian ad litem will charge that party's portion of the fees to the state through the administrative office of the courts claims and payment system, and bill the remaining parties at the same hourly rate as paid by the administrative office of the courts claims and payment system. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36 and Title 37.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019 Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019 · House May 2, 2019

How they voted

230
Passed
Total votes 23
Apr 30, 2019
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
18
Committee
18
Amendments
1
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 2, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348)
upper
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0411)
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/30/2019
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/30/2019
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/29/2019
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Families Subcommittee of Judiciary
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lowell Russell
Lowell Russell
RRepublican
TN
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