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TN HB 797

died on adjournment

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 797 pass?

No. TN HB 797 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-29): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254

What is TN HB 797 about?

TN HB 797 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - Amends TCA Title 37.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 797?

Vaughan is the primary sponsor of TN HB 797.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Vaughanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. 2025-03-11

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

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  8. 2025-03-19

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

  9. 2025-03-19

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025

  10. 2025-03-26

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

  11. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  12. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  13. 2025-04-02

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-03

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

  15. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-04-10

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2025-04-29

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2025 Passed

    2025-03-11 · pass · 5-0

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

    2025-04-02 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Johnson: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 4/3/2025 (1)

    2025-04-10 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0797&ga=114

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