Adoption - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relative to termination of certain parental rights. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
27–4
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 17, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 11, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. SA3 Ayes 78, Nays 21 PNV 0 HB0854
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0471)
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0163)
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
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 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Leatherwood
RRepublican
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