Adoption - As enacted, changes the time period during which the Tennessee putative father registry must have been consulted prior to the filing of a petition to terminate parental rights from 10 days to 10 working days; requires the appointment of a guardian ad litem in an adoption involving a mentally disabled child when the child is 14 years of age or older at any time before the granting of the petition rather than at any age. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
27–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Apr 17, 2023
D
Democratic4
75% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
7
May 5, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 1
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; 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
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass 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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