---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, revises provisions governing the surrender of newborn infant. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Children - As enacted, revises provisions governing the surrender of newborn infant. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1301"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1301 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Zachary"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2022-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be9b55a6-b065-4ecb-b015-e9258a67245b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1301&GA=112"
source_hash: "e21dd125c3760ee91685b129b7a8faec6b012953ea9d77ac11d8f1a82245859d"
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 1301 (112) — Children - As enacted, revises provisions governing the surrender of newborn infant. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0884** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0884.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0914** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0914.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0717** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0717.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1301.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY ZACHARY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2022 Passed (2) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/23/2022 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2022 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/22/2022 Passed (3) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/20/2022 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022 4/7/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2022 Passed (2) — **29–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-24** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor change.
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor change.
- **2022-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-31** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0717)
- **2022-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0884) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0914) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 4 (Amendment 2 - HA0914) `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1008
- **2022-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/09/2022
- **2022-05-11** Pub. Ch. 1008

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be9b55a6-b065-4ecb-b015-e9258a67245b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).