---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adoption - As enacted, removes the adoption contact veto registry and revises other provisions governing adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Section 68-3-313."
description: "Adoption - As enacted, removes the adoption contact veto registry and revises other provisions governing adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Section 68-3-313."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 62"
citation: "Tennessee HB 62 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0894f050-b0b7-45ab-8bc3-76e49e491ef8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0062&GA=112"
source_hash: "c6fa369405e1a1022c9a48db57ddb50a68eb33d93bfd08450df0b86c9c383f41"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 62 (112) — Adoption - As enacted, removes the adoption contact veto registry and revises other provisions governing adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Section 68-3-313.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0062.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/23/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: 2/24/2021 Failed (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/1/2021
- **2021-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-22** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 101
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 04/07/2021; 07/01/2022
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 101

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0894f050-b0b7-45ab-8bc3-76e49e491ef8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).