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type: "Bill"
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title: "Children - As enacted, revises present law provisions governing adoption and foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4."
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description: "Children - As enacted, revises present law provisions governing adoption and foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "SB 270"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 270 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Children"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-01-19"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa1ba149-99ea-4b35-a4a0-6ddf5ae030cc"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0270&GA=113"
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source_hash: "d5aaa8145809a2187c236f17bb03fda5c7f23df7fa2e319c20d84daf2a04754a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 270 (113) — Children - As enacted, revises present law provisions governing adoption and foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0164.pdf)
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2. **Amendment HA0284** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0284.pdf)
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3. **Amendment SA0191** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0191.pdf)
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4. **Amendment SA0333** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0333.pdf)
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5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0270.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/14/2023 Passed — **6–2** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/28/2023 Passed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
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- **2023-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
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- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
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- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
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- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
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- **2023-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0
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- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
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- **2023-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0164) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2023-04-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0284) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2023-04-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2023-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
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- **2023-04-06** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0191)
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- **2023-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0333)
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- **2023-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
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- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 187
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa1ba149-99ea-4b35-a4a0-6ddf5ae030cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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