Adoption - As enacted, adds to the grounds upon which initiation of termination of parental or guardianship rights may be based that the parent has been confined in a correctional or detention facility of any type, by order of the court as a result of one or more criminal acts, under a sentence of six or more years, and one or more other grounds in current law exists. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action May 3, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/15/2023
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Slater
RRepublican
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