Foster Care - As enacted, requires a foster care agency to provide a child in foster care with contact information for each sibling who is also in foster care and who is not placed in the same home as the child if maintaining contact with the sibling is in the best interests of each sibling. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4 and Title 37, Chapter 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 26, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2021 · House Apr 5, 2021
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
21
Committee
20
Amendments
1
May 26, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0118)
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/17/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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