SB 544 Tennessee Senate · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to employ a guardian ad litem within each region of the state to advocate for each child who is in the custody of the department due to allegations of dependency and neglect and located within the region that the guardian ad litem serves; requires the guardians ad litem to review dependency and neglect cases of children who have been in the custody of the department for six months to determine whether termination of parental rights should be filed and, if so, file a petition within 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2023 Last action Apr 23, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
10
Apr 23, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Apr 19, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
Apr 11, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
Apr 13, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
Mar 14, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
Mar 14, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
Mar 13, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
Mar 7, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
Feb 21, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
Feb 15, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
Jan 30, 2023
Senate · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Jan 26, 2023
Senate · Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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