Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

SB 1005 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

  6. Sponsor withdrawn.

  7. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

  10. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025

  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

  12. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  14. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  17. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 386

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  24. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  25. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  26. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  27. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  28. Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  31. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0379)

  34. Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 4

  35. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025

  36. Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0379)

  37. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  38. Signed by Senate Speaker

  39. Signed by H. Speaker

  40. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  41. Signed by Governor.

  42. Pub. Ch. 386

  43. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1005 do?
Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.
Who sponsors SB 1005?
SB 1005 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Pody, Mark (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), and Walley, Page (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1005?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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