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TN HB 1355

died on adjournment

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.

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

  1. 2025-02-06

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-10

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-12

    Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-12

    P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

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

  6. 2025-03-18

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

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-19

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

  8. 2025-03-26

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

  9. 2025-03-26

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

  10. 2025-04-02

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

  11. 2025-04-02

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

  12. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-09

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

  14. 2025-04-10

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

  15. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  17. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 390

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 · 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

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