Children - As enacted, redefines "adversely affect the child's health and welfare" for purposes of the offense of knowingly abusing or neglecting a child under 18 years of age, so as to adversely affect the child's health and welfare; revises the offense of a person or entity operating a child care agency without being licensed or continuing to operate such agency while a suspension of the license is in effect, or operating a child care agency following the effective date of a denial or revocation of a license. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed May 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2022 · House Apr 18, 2022
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
Apr 14, 2022
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
21
Committee
20
Amendments
1
May 3, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 18, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0899)
upper
Apr 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0901)
upper
Apr 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Eldridge
RRepublican
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