2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0940: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts "Abrial’s Law, the Keeping Children Safe from Family Violence Act," which makes various changes to child custody law. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Bill History
1/30/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/1/2023
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/1/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/2/2023
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/6/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/29/2023
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 266
Amendments
HA0304
Amendment 1-0 to HB0940
3/29/2023Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 19
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Co-Sponsors (24)
David Hawk
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
John Holsclaw
Republican
Gary Hicks
Republican
Tim Hicks
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat
John Crawford
Republican
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Gloria Johnson
Democrat
Michele Carringer
Republican
Torrey Harris
Democrat
Jason Powell
Democrat
Lowell Russell
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Kevin Raper
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Harold Love
Democrat