Foster Care - As enacted, requires, in cases involving child abuse or child neglect, the agency preparing a permanency plan and the court, in developing or approving a plan, to consider whether the allegations of abuse or neglect warrant supervision of any visitation between the child and the abusing or neglecting parent and whether it is in the best interest of the child that the plan require supervised visitation between the child and the abusing or neglecting parent. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 31, 2022
Signed Apr 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2022 · House Apr 11, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 28, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Apr 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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