Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Dillard's Law," which allows the surviving parent or guardian of a child whose parent was a victim of vehicular homicide to convert a restitution order for child maintenance payments to a civil judgment at any time rather than following conclusion of the defendant's sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed Apr 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Apr 10, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0339)
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0021)
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/21/2023
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Lowe
RRepublican
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