Tennessee · House Bill 641 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.

HB 641 Sponsored by Mary Littleton Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 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 Withdrawn  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.

Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an assessment of the home to determine whether the child will receive proper care and supervision, including a visit to the home, prior to the department notifying a court in writing of its intention to place a child at home on a trial home visit. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

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 Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  5. HouseSponsor change.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) withdrawn.
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/7/2023 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  8. HouseAction Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  10. HouseAction Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
  11. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  1. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/29/2023 · House Civil Justice Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., 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. HouseComp. SB subst.
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 198

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 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.