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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 163
SENATE BILL NO. 314
By Yarbro, Campbell, Lamar
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1150
By Miller, Freeman
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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-814(a), is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
( ) "Adoption" includes that period of time beginning with the filing of an adoption petition
and the initial placement of a minor child within the residence of a prospective adoptive parent
pursuant to a court-ordered parental power of attorney or guardianship or custodial order until
the issuance of a final order of adoption by the court;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 314
PASSED: March 31, 2025
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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