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Tennessee 2023-2024 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0534

Introduced
1/25/23  
Chaptered
5/2/23  
As enacted, authorizes a court to waive certain waiting periods and expedite certain proceedings relative to the adoption of children abandoned or voluntarily left at a facility or in a newborn safety device if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1; Title 37, Chapter 5 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0535

Introduced
1/25/23  
Chaptered
5/18/23  
As enacted, revises the definition of abandonment for purposes of termination of parental rights to include circumstances where the parent or guardian fails to visit or support the child for a period of three consecutive months if the child is less than four years of age. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1; Title 37, Chapter 5 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0536

As introduced, adds, for purposes of juvenile court proceedings and termination of parental rights proceedings, certain offenses to those that constitute severe child abuse if the act was committed toward the child or there was a knowing failure to protect the child from the commission of the act toward the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 1.
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Tennessee 2023-2024 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0537

Introduced
1/25/23  
Engrossed
4/6/23  
Enrolled
4/11/23  
Passed
4/25/23  
As enacted, adds to the grounds upon which initiation of termination of parental or guardianship rights may be based that the parent has been confined in a correctional or detention facility of any type, by order of the court as a result of one or more criminal acts, under a sentence of six or more years, and one or more other grounds in current law exists. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0538

As introduced, establishes a program under which a state employee may receive up to six weeks of paid leave as a first time foster parent or after the first adoption of a minor child. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 8; Title 16 and Title 50.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0539

As introduced, requires a foster care review board to submit its report to the judge on each child in foster care who is reviewed by the board within seven calendar days, instead of 10 calendar days, following its review. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 3.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0540

As introduced, makes various changes to the laws on adoption and termination of parental rights, including clarifying that the putative father registry must be consulted in certain circumstances within 10 working days of filing a petition to terminate parental rights, rather than 10 days. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0541

As introduced, increases from five to seven the minimum number of children a facility must have under its care for three or more hours per day in order to fall within the definition of a child care agency for licensing purposes. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0542

Introduced
1/25/23  
Chaptered
5/18/23  
As enacted, makes various revisions to present law relative to adoption. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 47 and Title 71.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0543

Introduced
1/25/23  
Engrossed
4/21/23  
Enrolled
4/28/23  
Passed
5/17/23  
As enacted, creates the child care improvement fund, to be administered by the department of human services; creates a child care improvement pilot program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to be used for establishing a new child care agency in this state or making improvements to, or assisting with staffing, recruitment, or salary gaps, at an existing child care agency in this state. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 37 and Title 71.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0544

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.
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Tennessee 2023-2024 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0545

As introduced, clarifies that a provision of law voiding wagering contracts does not apply to a transaction to make a wager under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67.
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Tennessee 2023-2024 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB0546

As introduced, reduces from 30 days to 15 days the time within which an enrollee or applicant is responsible for mailing documentation of any material change affecting any information given to the bureau or in the enrollee's or applicant's application. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0547

As introduced, requires the annual report by the board of dentistry to be made by February 1 each year and sent to the general assembly, in addition to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0548

As introduced, permits the sale of fireworks in a municipality or county unless the municipality or county passes an ordinance or law prohibiting the sale of fireworks in the municipality or county. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.

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