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TN HB 1180

died on adjournment

Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-10
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 386
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Farmerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  3. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  4. 2025-02-12

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-12

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

  7. 2025-03-12

    Sponsor withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  8. 2025-03-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 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 4/02/2025

  12. 2025-04-02

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

  13. 2025-04-02

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

  14. 2025-04-09

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

  15. 2025-04-09

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-04-09

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-04-10

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

  18. 2025-04-15

    Comp. SB subst.

  19. 2025-04-15

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 386

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-18 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 19-1

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

  • 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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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1180&ga=114

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