HB 2431 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Paternity - As introduced, specifies that if a man has executed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, then the man and the mother of the child born out of wedlock are legal parents of the child; specifies that the mother of a child born out of wedlock is the child's legal parent and has primary residential care and custody of the child absent an order of custody to the contrary. - Amends TCA Title 24 and Title 36.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2024
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Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Andrew Farmer
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