HB 1676 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Children - As enacted, specifies that a juvenile court proceeding may be commenced by the taking of a child into custody or the removal of custody from a parent or legal guardian; requires the juvenile court in a dependency and neglect proceeding to determine whether a parent, guardian, relative, or caregiver of the child cannot be excluded as a perpetrator of severe child abuse against the child; prohibits a juvenile court from returning a child victim of severe child abuse to the custody of a person who cannot be excluded as the perpetrator unless certain circumstances are met; makes various other changes. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

27–6
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 11, 2024
D Democratic6
6 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0593)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 2, PNV 4
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/28/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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