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Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Public Chapter 446 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1412. Abuse - Requires physicians, health care facilities, community centers, and pharmacies to post information concerning assistance for teenagers involved in relationships that include dating violence, and further allows that information and all information required to be posted concerning adult abuse and domestic violence be combined and printed on one poster; requires health care providers to post any hotline number as determined by the department of health. - Amends TCA Section 71-6-121. Fiscal Summary for *HB0633 / SB1412Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0633 / SB1412 This bill requires all offices of all licensed physicians; health care facilities other than nursing homes, assisted care living centers, and residential homes for the aged; community [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 446 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0633. Abuse - Requires physicians, health care facilities, community centers, and pharmacies to post information concerning assistance for teenagers involved in relationships that include dating violence, and further allows that information and all information required to be posted concerning adult abuse and domestic violence be combined and printed on one poster; requires health care providers to post any hotline number as determined by the department of health. - Amends TCA Section 71-6-121. Fiscal Summary for SB1412 / *HB0633Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1412 / *HB0633 This bill requires all offices of all licensed physicians; health care facilities other than nursing homes, assisted care living centers, and residential homes for the aged; community [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Failed for Lack of Second in: Domestic Relations of C&FA Bill TextChild Custody and Support - Enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting time is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB2227 / *SB0725Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 06/04/2007 - Received from Senate, held on House desk. Bill TextChild Custody and Support - Enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting time is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB0725 / HB2227Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextDomestic Violence - Increases penalty for offense of domestic assault from Class A misdemeanor to Class E felony unless offense involves offensive physical contact, in which case penalty is increased from Class B misdemeanor to Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-111. Fiscal Summary for *HB0058Increase State Expenditures - $6,242,900 / Incarceration* Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $37,500 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 348 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0723. Domestic Violence - Makes technical changes to domestic abuse law relative to terminology and clarifies that order can be appealed without payment of court costs by petitioner and court can modify or extend order of protection on own motion or motion of petitioner; revises provisions governing extension of order of protection. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB0402 / SB0723 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0402 / SB0723 Present law authorizes any victim who has been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of, domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault, to seek an order of protection. A "victim" includes any person who falls within the following categories: (1) Adults or minors who are current or former spouses; (2) Adults or minors [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Criminal Practice to 2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2320. Domestic Violence - Requires that person alleged to have violated order of protection or restraining order must engage in conduct knowing that it is a violation of the order to be arrested and found in contempt for such conduct. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB0843 / SB2320State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Local Govt. Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0843 / SB2320 This bill specifies that no person may be arrested for a violation of an order of protection, restraining order or court-approved consent agreement, unless the person to be arrested engaged in conduct or failed to engage in conduct knowing that such conduct or failure was a violation of the order or agreement. This bill further specifies that if the conduct of another individual resulted [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextDomestic Violence - Requires a petitioner for order of protection to pay court costs and attorney fees if the petition is dismissed. - Amends TCA Title 36. Fiscal Summary for *HB0995 / SB1127Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextDomestic Violence - Provides that an arrest for a criminal violation of an order of protection or restraining order may not be made until the person alleged to have violated the order has had a hearing in connection with the order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1111 / SB1666Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 352 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0196. Domestic Violence - Expands definition of abuse to include inflicting, attempting, or threatening to inflict physical injury to a pet of an adult or minor and requires court to place an animal with the petitioner or in foster care in a protective order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for HB1161 / *SB0196 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1161 / *SB0196 ON MAY 7, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1161, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that malicious damage to the personal property of an abused party, which is included as "abuse", includes inflicting, attempting to inflict, or threatening to inflict physical injury to any pet of an adult or minor.
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Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Introduced, Referred to Judiciary Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Studies - Creates special joint committee to study establishment of domestic abuse registry. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR1105Increase State Expenditures - $1,700/Each One-Day Meeting
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 744 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3980. Domestic Violence - Makes consistent the definition of "domestic abuse victim" for purposes of orders of protection and domestic assault. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB3798 / SB3980MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB3798 / SB3980 Under present law, a person who assaults a person who is that person's family or household member commits the criminal offense "domestic assault." Present law defines "family or household member" to mean a spouse, former spouse, person related by blood or marriage, or person who currently resides or in the past has resided with that person as if a family, or a person who has a child or children in common with that person, regardless of whether they have been married or resided together at any time. This bill changes present law by substituting "domestic [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 744 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3798. Domestic Violence - Makes consistent the definition of "domestic abuse victim" for purposes of orders of protection and domestic assault. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB3980 / *HB3798MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB3980 / *HB3798 Under present law, a person who assaults a person who is that person's family or household member commits the criminal offense "domestic assault." Present law defines "family or household member" to mean a spouse, former spouse, person related by blood or marriage, or person who currently resides or in the past has resided with that person as if a family, or a person who has a child or children in common with that person, regardless of whether they have been married or resided together at any time. This bill changes present law by substituting "domestic [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Domestic Relations of C&FA Bill TextChild Custody and Support - Enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting time is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3655 / *SB3859Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Jud. Comm. Bill TextChild Custody and Support - Enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting time is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB3859 / HB3655Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3803. Domestic Violence - Provides that a citation cannot be issued in lieu of the continued custody of someone arrested for domestic assault or criminal violation of an order of protection or restraining order. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for HB3510 / *SB3803Increase Local Expenditures* - Less Than $100,000 Bill Summary for HB3510 / *SB3803 Subject to certain circumstances, present law authorizes law enforcement officers to issue a citation in lieu of keeping a person who is arrested for a misdemeanor in continued custody and taking the person before a magistrate. The authorization to issue a citation in lieu of continued custody does not apply to DUI offenses. This bill prohibits issuance of a citation in lieu of the continued custody of someone arrested for domestic assault or criminal violation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Public Chapter 868 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2910. Domestic Relations - Modifies various statutory provisions pertaining to divorce, separation, child support, and domestic violence. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 4, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23. Fiscal Summary for HB3044 / *SB2910Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3044 / *SB2910 Present law generally requires in any proceeding for divorce or separate maintenance that the court order the parties to participate in mediation. This bill adds an exception to this requirement. Under this bill, the filing with the court of a properly executed marital dissolution agreement and, if there are minor children of the marriage, a properly executed [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Public Chapter 1074 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2906. Domestic Violence - Extends exemption from payment of filing fees or other court costs upon filing a petition for a protective order to apply to an ex parte order of protection; removes requirement that court must assess costs and taxes at the hearing or upon dismissal of the petition. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. Fiscal Summary for SB3307 / *HB2906Decrease State Revenue - Less Than $50,000 Decrease Local Revenue - Less Than $50,000 Bill Summary for SB3307 / *HB2906 Under present law, upon filing a petition for a protective order, the petitioner is not required to pay any filing fees, litigation taxes, or any other costs associated with the filing, issuance, service, appeal, or enforcement of the petition. Present law requires the judge to assess court costs and litigation taxes at the hearing of the petition [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3510. Domestic Violence - Provides that a citation cannot be issued in lieu of the continued custody of someone arrested for domestic assault or criminal violation of an order of protection or restraining order. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for *SB3803 / HB3510Increase Local Expenditures* - Less Than $100,000 Bill Summary for *SB3803 / HB3510 Subject to certain circumstances, present law authorizes law enforcement officers to issue a citation in lieu of keeping a person who is arrested for a misdemeanor in continued custody and taking the person before a magistrate. The authorization to issue a citation in lieu of continued custody does not apply to DUI offenses. This bill prohibits issuance of a citation in lieu of the continued custody of someone arrested for domestic assault or criminal violation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2728. Victims' Rights - Enables petitioners of ex parte order of protection to request notification of service of such order on the respondent from court clerk. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6 and Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for SB3225 / *HB2728Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3225 / *HB2728 This bill authorizes each petitioner for an ex parte order of protection against domestic abuse to request notification of service of process on the respondent from the clerk of court where the petition is filed. In a case where notification of service is requested, the clerk would be required to notify the petitioner by telephone or other electronic means of communication. This bill requires local law enforcement agencies and other [...] show full description
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