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Bill Adoption - As enacted, eliminates failure to pay prenatal, natal, and postnatal expenses as ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies the definition of notice; removes unnecessary affidavit language; adds existing abuse crimes to the definition of severe child abuse; clarifies definition of putative father; clarifies requirements for checking putative father registry; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Section 37-1-102. Adoption - As enacted, eliminates failure to pay prenatal, natal, and postnatal expenses as ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies the definition of notice; removes unnecessary affidavit language; adds existing abuse crimes to the definition of severe child abuse; clarifies definition of putative father; clarifies requirements for checking putative father registry; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Section 37-1-102. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 111 SB 208 Tennessee SB 208 (111)
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Tennessee SB 208 (111) — Adoption - As enacted, eliminates failure to pay prenatal, natal, and postnatal expenses as ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies the definition of notice; removes unnecessary affidavit language; adds existing abuse crimes to the definition of severe child abuse; clarifies definition of putative father; clarifies requirements for checking putative father registry; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Section 37-1-102.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0007 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0007 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/12/2019 Passed — 80 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2019 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — 910 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/21/2019 Passed (1) — 300 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/12/2019 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Carter — primary (person)
  • Haile — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-29 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
  • 2019-01-29 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
  • 2019-01-30 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2019-01-31 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 2019-01-31 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2019-02-04 P2C, ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2019-02-05 Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2019-02-06 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
  • 2019-02-06 Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
  • 2019-02-12 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2019-02-12 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-02-13 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/20/2019
  • 2019-02-19 Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/21/2019
  • 2019-02-20 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-02-21 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  • 2019-02-21 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
  • 2019-02-21 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0007)
  • 2019-02-25 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2019-02-27 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
  • 2019-02-28 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
  • 2019-03-07 Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2019-03-07 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0007) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2019-03-07 Subst. for comp. HB.
  • 2019-03-07 Comp. SB subst.
  • 2019-03-08 Enrolled and ready for signatures
  • 2019-03-12 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2019-03-13 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2019-03-15 Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 2019-03-22 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2019-04-01 Pub. Ch. 36
  • 2019-04-01 Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
  • 2019-04-01 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 36

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4169246a-8a06-42d7-82df-30b24edf1bc4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).