2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0233: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to marriage.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, deletes statutes on marriage licensing and ceremonies; limits the jurisdiction of circuit courts and chancery courts in cases involving the definition of common law marriage to the principles of common law marriage. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.
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Bill History
1/19/2021
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/8/2021
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/27/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/14/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Def. to Summer Study in Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/14/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/23/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/24/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/13/2022
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Def. to Summer Study in Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/19/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 19
Primary Sponsor
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
Dennis Powers
Republican
David Hawk
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Jerry Sexton
Republican
Bud Hulsey
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Robin Smith
Republican
John Ragan
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Terri Lynn Weaver
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Sabi Kumar
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Brandon Ogles
Republican
Bruce Griffey
Republican