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type: "Bill"
title: "Adoption - As enacted, clarifies the role of a guardian ad litem in a contract for post adoption contact; makes various changes to adoption, including clarifying the meaning of certain terms. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4."
description: "Adoption - As enacted, clarifies the role of a guardian ad litem in a contract for post adoption contact; makes various changes to adoption, including clarifying the meaning of certain terms. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1676"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1676 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/044a44a4-79ff-473a-b66e-00578da6294c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1676&GA=111"
source_hash: "48abd50c88314094e122ed3683f47f2f1f666eca5992099c27cdae20fb8381c7"
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 1676 (111) — Adoption - As enacted, clarifies the role of a guardian ad litem in a contract for post adoption contact; makes various changes to adoption, including clarifying the meaning of certain terms. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1676.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/12/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/11/2020 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2020 2/20/2020 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/5/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carter — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-01-29** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/5/2020
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/12/2020
- **2020-02-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-02-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-16** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 525
- **2020-03-16** Pub. Ch. 525
- **2020-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/06/2020
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/044a44a4-79ff-473a-b66e-00578da6294c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).