TN HB0461 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to parental rights.
Sponsors
| Rep. William Slater [R] | Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes [R] | Rep. Elaine Davis [R] | Rep. Mary Littleton [R] |
| Rep. Robert Stevens [R] | Rep. Ed Butler [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-03 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219 | |
| 2023-04-10 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2023-04-03 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023 |
| 2023-04-03 | House | Reset on cal. for 4/10/2023 |
| 2023-04-03 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-03-30 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023 |
| 2023-03-30 | House | Reset on next avail. cal. |
| 2023-03-23 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023 |
| 2023-03-22 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023 |
| 2023-03-16 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-03-15 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2023-03-13 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-03-08 | House | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/15/2023 |
| 2023-03-07 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| 2023-03-02 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-03-01 | House | Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/7/2023 |
| 2023-02-01 | House | Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2023-02-01 | House | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| 2023-01-30 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2023-01-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB0537 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
