Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, specifies that if an anonymous report of harm is made to the department, a juvenile court must not order the parents or person responsible for the care of the child, or the person in charge of any place where the child may be, to allow the department entrance for purposes of interview, examination, and investigation unless the department has presented evidence corroborating the anonymous report of harm. - Amends TCA Title 37.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Apr 20, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2022 · House Mar 28, 2022
How they voted
23–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 7, 2022
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
15
Committee
14
Apr 20, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 5
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 4, PNV 0
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
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 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
Intro.
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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