Adoption - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to require a person receiving financial assistance for adoption from the department to provide verification from the adopted child's current medical or mental health professional provider or verification of full-time school enrollment from the school the child attends. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Signed Apr 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021 · House Apr 5, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0119)
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0025)
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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