Tennessee Senate Bill 97 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 29 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-05-29 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 280
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, removes a provision that allows a court to dismiss a divorce or legal separation complaint because the complaint lacks required information; allows, as an alternative to the specified information being included in the complaint, that the information be provided by the parties and be contained in the court's records prior to the entry of the final decree of divorce; revises provisions governing when information does not have to be included. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4, Part 1.

As enacted, removes a provision that allows a court to dismiss a divorce or legal separation complaint because the complaint lacks required information; allows, as an alternative to the specified information being included in the complaint, that the information be provided by the parties and be contained in the court's records prior to the entry of the final decree of divorce; revises provisions governing when information does not have to be included. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Sen. Andy Berke [D]

2009-04-29 - Senate - S. JUD COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-29		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 280
2009-05-04		Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA0407)
2009-05-04		Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2009-04-30		Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (1) cal. for 05/04/2009
2009-04-29		Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2009-04-23		Placed on S. Jud Comm. cal. for 04/29/2009
2009-04-23		Action def. in S. Jud. Comm. to last cal.
2009-04-16		Placed on S. Jud Comm. cal. for 04/22/2009
2009-02-11		P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm.
2009-02-09		Intro., P1C.
2009-01-29		Filed for intro.

HB0066 (Crossfiled) 2009-05-29 - Pub. Ch. 280

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0097&ga=106
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0097.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB0097&ga=106