TN HB 1360
died on adjournmentChild Abuse - As enacted, expands the definition of child abuse to include a person under the age of 18 witnessing either the abuse of another child in the person's immediate family or household or domestic abuse of a member of the person's immediate family or household; specifies that reunification between a parent and a child placed in foster care due to abuse must not occur unless the parent has complied with the parent's statement of responsibilities in the permanency plan and the child has received mental health counseling. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1360 pass?
No. TN HB 1360 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 (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 398
What is TN HB 1360 about?
TN HB 1360 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Child Abuse - As enacted, expands the definition of child abuse to include a person under the age of 18 witnessing either the abuse of another child in the person's immediate family or household or domestic abuse of a member of the person's immediate family or household; specifies that reunification between a parent and a child placed in foster care due to abuse must not occur unless the parent has complied with the parent's statement of responsibilities in the permanency plan and the child has received mental health counseling. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1360?
Littleton is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1360.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 398
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Littletonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-10
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-10
Sponsor change.
sponsorship
2025-02-10
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
sponsorship
2025-02-12
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-12
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-12
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
2025-03-18
Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
2025-03-19
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
2025-03-25
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-26
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
2025-04-02
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
2025-04-02
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
2025-04-08
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-09
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
2025-04-10
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
2025-04-10
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-15
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-16
Comp. SB subst.
2025-04-16
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 398
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Votes
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (3)
2025-03-25 · pass · 7-0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2)
2025-04-08 · pass · 19-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)
2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1241
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