Tennessee Senate Bill 37

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 17 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-17 - Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2024; requires the department to submit quarterly reports to the chairs of the government operations committees to provide updates on the department's progress in addressing performance audit findings; requires the department to appear before the education, health, and general welfare joint evaluation committee no later than June 30, 2023, to present information included in the department's six-month follow-up report submitted to the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 37.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 37, relative to the department of children's services.

Sen. Kerry Roberts [R]

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Sen. Ferrell Haile [R]

2023-04-19 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - Senate - SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-17		Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
2023-05-17		Pub. Ch. 331
2023-05-05	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2023-04-26	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2023-04-25	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-21	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-20	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2023-04-19	House	Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0
2023-04-19	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-03-23	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2023-03-21	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2023-03-20	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
2023-03-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2023
2023-03-15	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2023-03-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
2023-01-20	Senate	Refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
2023-01-13	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-01-11	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-01-11	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2022-12-29	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0203 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-17 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 331

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0037&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0037.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0331.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0037.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0037&ga=113