Child Custody and Support - As enacted, enacts "Noah's Law," which allows a custodial parent, under certain circumstances, to seek an emergency court order declaring a child to be in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death and ordering the noncustodial parent to return the child to the custodial parent immediately. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 37 and Section 39-13-306.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 31, 2022
Signed Apr 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 17, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 6, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0578)
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0595)
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
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
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 2354
Scope: TN
Hi! I can help you understand HB 2354. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline