HB1150

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 36 and Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to family leave for adoption of a newly placed minor child.

Complete·5/2/25

Tennessee HB1150 amends the definition of "adoption" to include the period from the filing of an adoption petition until the final order of adoption.

Tennessee HB1150 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to redefine "adoption" to encompass the period from the filing of an adoption petition to the final order of adoption. This change ensures that prospective adoptive parents are eligible for family leave during the entire adoption process, from the initial placement of a minor child in their residence until the adoption is legally finalized by the court. This act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

93 Yea

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0 Nay

2 Not Voting

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Calendar

Mar 25, 2025

12:00 PM

House Education Committee Hearing

Mar 18, 2025

10:30 AM

House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee Hearing

History

May 2, 2025

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 163

Mar 31, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst.

Mar 27, 2025

House

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