2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2070: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, relative to children.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, expands the definition of severe child sexual abuse for purposes of termination of parental rights and giving a parent standing to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of the abusive parent; declares all adoption records to be a public record when 100 years have elapsed since the date the adoption was finalized; makes various other changes in regard to termination of parental rights and adoption. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68.
Bill History
1/27/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/31/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0628)
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/31/2022
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/31/2022
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0536)
Senate
3/31/2022
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0583)
Senate
3/31/2022
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0724)
Senate
3/31/2022
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5
Senate
4/4/2022
H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/7/22
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 76, Nays 7 PNV 0 HB2070
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/18/2022
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/19/2022
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/29/2022
Signed by Governor.
5/4/2022
Pub. Ch. 937
5/4/2022
Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
Amendments
HA0628
Amendment 1-0 to HB2070
3/9/2022Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 3
4/7/2022
76
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/31/2022
24
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/17/2022
91
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/4/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
