2023-2024 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB2959: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 41, relative to incarcerated parents.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, creates a committee to study the establishment of incarcerated parenting plans to facilitate the ongoing relationships between incarcerated parents and their children within this state; requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the civil justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate by December 1, 2024, including any model incarcerated parenting plan and any proposed legislation. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 41.

Bill History

1/31/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2024
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
House of Representatives
4/17/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
House of Representatives
4/25/2024
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/25/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
6/3/2024
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1068

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER
4/24/2024
68
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(6/3/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/29/202494.2 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/1/202411.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/202411.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/7/202489.0 KB