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TN HB 1255

died on adjournment

Civil Procedure - As enacted, requires, in a child custody order, the court to include written findings of fact as to whether the limitations in present law relative to restrictions in temporary or permanent parenting plans apply; makes other changes relative to child court proceedings; clarifies, for purposes of domestic abuse law, that "abuse" includes acts inflicted directly by the offending party or indirectly through a third party, including, but not limited to, a family member, friend, significant other, or coworker, on behalf of the offending party. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-10
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 265
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Alexanderprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  5. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-12

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-18

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  9. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  10. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  11. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  12. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  13. 2025-04-08

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  15. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  16. 2025-04-14

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2025-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-04-29

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 265

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-03-18 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-08 · pass · 18-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1255&ga=114

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