Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 797
Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - Amends TCA Title 37.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Vaughan (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 4/3/2025 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 11, 2025 House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 29, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 254 - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 - Mar 11, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee - Feb 6, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
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