TN HB2169 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 677
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 677
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Parent Protection Act," which generally prohibits the department of children's services from requiring a current or prospective adoptive or foster parent to affirm, accept, or support any government policy regarding sexual orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent's sincerely held religious or moral beliefs; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to the Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Parent Protection Act.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mary Littleton [R] | Rep. Johnny Garrett [R] | Rep. David Hawk [R] | Rep. Debra Moody [R] |
| Rep. Greg Vital [R] | Rep. Paul Sherrell [R] | Rep. Rush Bricken [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 677 | |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-21 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024 |
| 2024-03-21 | House | Reset on next avail. cal. |
| 2024-03-14 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024 |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024 |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1738 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-17 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
