Adoption - As enacted, authorizes a court to waive certain waiting periods and expedite certain proceedings relative to the adoption of children abandoned or voluntarily left at a facility or in a newborn safety device if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1; Title 37, Chapter 5 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023 · House Apr 3, 2023
How they voted
29–1
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic4
75% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 1
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0307)
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 3, PNV 0
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/29/2023
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reset on Final cal. of Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/14/2023
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Butler
RRepublican
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