Child Custody and Support - As introduced, specifies that circuit and chancery courts' concurrent jurisdiction over divorce actions or actions to modify or alter a decree regarding child custody includes actions that contain allegations that a child is delinquent, unruly, or dependent and neglected; allows the circuit or chancery court to transfer an action to alter a custody decree that contains such an allegation to the juvenile court when appropriate. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36 and Title 37.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Jan 30, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jan 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, Held on Clerk's Desk pending committe appointments.
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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