Tennessee · House Bill 253 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to parentage fraud.

HB 253 Sponsored by Antonio Parkinson Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, establishes the Class B misdemeanor of parentage fraud. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 11 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
  11. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 189

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.