2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2354: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 37 and Section 39-13-306, relative to children.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts "Noah's Law," which allows a custodial parent, under certain circumstances, to seek an emergency court order declaring a child to be in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death and ordering the noncustodial parent to return the child to the custodial parent immediately. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 37 and Section 39-13-306.
Bill History
2/1/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
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
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
House of Representatives
3/17/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/12/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 767
Amendments
HA0578
Amendment 1-0 to HB2354
3/2/2022Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/12/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 26
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Johnny Garrett
Republican
Co-Sponsors (31)
William Lamberth
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Michael Curcio
Republican
Jason Powell
Democrat
Lowell Russell
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Justin Lafferty
Republican
Brandon Ogles
Republican
John Crawford
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Mark Cochran
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Joe Towns
Democrat
Paul Sherrell
Republican
Jay Reedy
Republican
Dale Carr
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
Chris Hurt
Republican
Bryan Terry
Republican
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Jerry Sexton
Republican
Ryan Williams
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Harold Love
Democrat
Vincent Dixie
Democrat