Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to notify the appropriate court when the department has knowledge that a foster parent from a kinship placement violated a court order by allowing a child to visit the child's parent within 96 hours of the department's knowledge of the information. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed May 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Amendments
1
May 25, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1268
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0397)
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0315)
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Littleton
RRepublican
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