2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2698: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36 and Title 68, relative to tests to determine parentage.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, clarifies that a party to a civil or criminal proceeding in which the paternity of a child is at issue may voluntarily seek a genetic test from an accredited laboratory before a court issues an order requiring the genetic test. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36 and Title 68.
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Bill History
2/2/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P1C.
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/8/2022
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/9/2022
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
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/30/2022
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
Def. to Summer Study in Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/2/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
