SB 226 Tennessee Senate · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

Children - As introduced, creates an exception to the presumption of parentage if a man is physically separated from his wife in a way that prevents physical contact for more than 300 consecutive days immediately preceding the birth of the child, or if it is a medical impossibility that the man could father the child. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 3.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2019 Last action Mar 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2019

How they voted

31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 25, 2019
D Democratic4
4 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0064)
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-ref. Children & Families Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Families Subcommittee of Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
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
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
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors