TN HB0759 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-04-18 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, requires the department to employ a guardian ad litem within each region of the state to advocate for each child who is in the custody of the department due to allegations of dependency and neglect and located within the region that the guardian ad litem serves; requires the guardians ad litem to review dependency and neglect cases of children who have been in the custody of the department for six months to determine whether termination of parental rights should be filed and, if so, file a petition within 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

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Title

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to the department of children's services.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-04-18HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-04-12HousePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
2023-03-29HousePlaced behind the budget
2023-03-22HousePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2023
2023-03-22HouseAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2023-03-15HouseRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2023-03-13HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-08HousePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/15/2023
2023-03-07HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2023-03-01HousePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
2023-02-16HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2023-02-07HouseAssigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
2023-02-06HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2023-02-02HouseP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2023-02-01HouseIntro., P1C.
2023-01-30HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB0544 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-23 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Subjects


Tennessee State Sources


Bill Comments

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