Orders of Protection - As enacted, permits service of ex parte orders of protection for up to one year from issuance; creates a lifetime order of protection that can be issued to a victim of certain felony offenses to prohibit the offender from coming about or communicating with the victim. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9; Title 36 and Title 39, Chapter 13.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021 · House Mar 15, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0007)
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0028)
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/3/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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