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type: "Bill"
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title: "Adoption - As enacted, adds to the grounds upon which initiation of termination of parental or guardianship rights may be based that the parent has been confined in a correctional or detention facility of any type, by order of the court as a result of one or more criminal acts, under a sentence of six or more years, and one or more other grounds in current law exists. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
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description: "Adoption - As enacted, adds to the grounds upon which initiation of termination of parental or guardianship rights may be based that the parent has been confined in a correctional or detention facility of any type, by order of the court as a result of one or more criminal acts, under a sentence of six or more years, and one or more other grounds in current law exists. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
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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 537"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 537 (113)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Adoption"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-25"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a79310b8-c561-4829-ad1a-41a26b7e0ac3"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0537&GA=113"
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source_hash: "99f153f581752b40241380d44d87c1de1badf695da4107e2f60174c2bbbe3fd9"
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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 537 (113) — Adoption - As enacted, adds to the grounds upon which initiation of termination of parental or guardianship rights may be based that the parent has been confined in a correctional or detention facility of any type, by order of the court as a result of one or more criminal acts, under a sentence of six or more years, and one or more other grounds in current law exists. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
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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 HA0165** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0165.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0362** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0362.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0537.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **24–7** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **77–15** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/28/2023 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Haile — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
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- **2023-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
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- **2023-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2023
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- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
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- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
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- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
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- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
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- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
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- **2023-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, 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** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2023-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 7 `passage`
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- **2023-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0362)
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- **2023-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 15, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0165) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2023-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2023-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2023-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-25** 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. 219
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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/a79310b8-c561-4829-ad1a-41a26b7e0ac3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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