2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1355: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 63, relative to children.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, specifies that a biological father or alleged biological father who makes token financial support to or for the benefit of a child or the child's mother during the pregnancy or when the mother had physical custody of the child is not a putative father; makes various other changes regarding final orders of adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 63.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0332

Amendment 1-0 to HB1355

4/8/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/8/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/18/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025137.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/12/2025137.0 KB