Bill Title: As introduced, adds as a ground for termination of parental rights a finding by a court that a parent committed an act of nonconsensual sexual penetration from which act the child was conceived; gives the other parent standing to file a petition for termination of parental rights of the offending parent; includes a finding by a court that a parent committed an act of nonconsensual sexual penetration from which act the child was conceived as a basis for denial of custody, visitation, and inheritance rights. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Title 36, Chapter 6.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-27 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Families Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee [HB2081 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Jason Powell [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Clemmons [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Johnny Shaw [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-080	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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