Courts - As enacted, allows a court to exercise domestic relations jurisdiction regardless of the nature of the allegations unless and until a pleading is filed or relief is otherwise sought in a juvenile court invoking its exclusive original jurisdiction over proceedings in which a child is alleged to be delinquent, unruly or dependent and neglected, or to have committed a juvenile traffic offense. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-103.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2019 · House Mar 18, 2019
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 1, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 18, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
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
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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