HB 2699 Tennessee House · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Paternity - As enacted, removes the five-year statute of limitations for challenging a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity on the basis of fraud, duress, or mistake of fact; specifies, in regard to the provision whereby a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity signed by a child's mother and biological father constitutes a legal finding of paternity on the individual named as the father of the child in the acknowledgment, that the finding applies when the acknowledgement is signed by an unwed father. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36 and Title 68.

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 19, 2022 Signed Apr 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022 · House Mar 31, 2022

How they voted

27–4
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 10, 2022
D Democratic5
1 Yea 4 Nay
80% Nay
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0774)
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 2
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0531)
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 4
upper
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
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
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