TN HB 1355
died on adjournmentChildren - As enacted, specifies that a biological father or alleged biological father who makes token financial support to or for the benefit of a child or the child's mother during the pregnancy or when the mother had physical custody of the child is not a putative father; makes various other changes regarding final orders of adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 63.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1355 pass?
No. TN HB 1355 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. 390
What is TN HB 1355 about?
TN HB 1355 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Children - As enacted, specifies that a biological father or alleged biological father who makes token financial support to or for the benefit of a child or the child's mother during the pregnancy or when the mother had physical custody of the child is not a putative father; makes various other changes regarding final orders of adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 63.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1355?
Littleton is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1355.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 390
- 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
2025-02-12
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
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-19
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
2025-03-26
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
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
2025-04-16
Comp. SB subst.
2025-04-16
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 390
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Documents
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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 · 5-0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2)
2025-04-08 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (2)
- Johnson: not voting
- Salinas: 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
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1052
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