AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children.

What it does

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

Children - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of a foster parent from a kinship placement knowingly allowing a child in the foster parent's care to visit with the child's parent if the foster parent has knowledge of a current court order prohibiting the parent from visiting with the child, with a first violation being a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine only and a second or subsequent violation being a Class B misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.

Every action

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

1. Jan 27, 2023SenateFiled for introduction
2. Jan 30, 2023SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
3. Feb 2, 2023CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
4. Mar 15, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
5. Mar 21, 2023SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
6. Mar 22, 2023CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
7. Mar 22, 2023CommitteeRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Senate Calendar Committee
8. Mar 31, 2023SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
9. Apr 3, 2023SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
10. Apr 3, 2023SenateSponsor(s) Added.
11. May 3, 2023GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 238

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

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

• EJ Ed JacksonR Primary sponsor · District 25