Adoption - As enacted, eliminates failure to pay prenatal, natal, and postnatal expenses as ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies the definition of notice; removes unnecessary affidavit language; adds existing abuse crimes to the definition of severe child abuse; clarifies definition of putative father; clarifies requirements for checking putative father registry; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Section 37-1-102.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed Mar 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2019 · House Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Feb 21, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 22, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0007)
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0007)
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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