| TN | SB1622 | Pass | As enacted, requires the commissioner of children's services to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery syst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 |
| TN | HB1966 | Pass | As enacted, requires the commissioner of children's services to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery syst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075 |
| TN | SB1868 | Pass | As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27
Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 |
| TN | HB2526 | Pass | As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-27
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1102 |
| TN | HB2206 | Pass | As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-04
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 869 |
| TN | SB2459 | Pass | As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-04
Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 |
| TN | SB2362 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department and the department of disability and aging to collaborate to ensure that children with an intellectual or developmental disability who are in the custody of the department of children's services or at risk of enter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-29
Effective date(s) 04/23/2026 |
| TN | HB2188 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department and the department of disability and aging to collaborate to ensure that children with an intellectual or developmental disability who are in the custody of the department of children's services or at risk of enter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 811 |
| TN | SB1850 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom in determining whether to place the child in the custody of the relative...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24
Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 |
| TN | HB2283 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom in determining whether to place the child in the custody of the relative...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 703 |
| TN | HB2262 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department to make an initial screening, and potentially an assessment, upon receiving a report of harm that includes a report of harm alleging facts that involve a caregiver; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24
Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 |
| TN | SB2220 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department to make an initial screening, and potentially an assessment, upon receiving a report of harm that includes a report of harm alleging facts that involve a caregiver; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 3...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-24
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 762 |
| TN | SB2647 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to create and maintain a website that includes certain information about child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-21
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| TN | HB2349 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to create and maintain a website that includes certain information about child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-21
Held on desk. |
| TN | SB0312 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to conserve any federal funds a child in the department's care is eligible for or may receive for the child's reasonable, foreseeable future needs or use for special needs services not currently being provided b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-20
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 |
| TN | HB1235 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to conserve any federal funds a child in the department's care is eligible for or may receive for the child's reasonable, foreseeable future needs or use for special needs services not currently being provided b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-15
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| TN | HB1939 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes the caseload requirement for case managers in the department from a monthly average of 20 active cases or 20 children monitored to a cap of no more than 12 active cases involving no more than 12 families or 20 children monitore...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee |
| TN | SB2402 | Engross
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted by department employees as part of the department's investigation of claims of abuse or dependency and neglect. - Amends TCA...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-26
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| TN | HB1734 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted by department employees as part of the department's investigation of claims of abuse or dependency and neglect. - Amends TCA...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee |
| TN | SB2111 | Fail | As introduced, changes the caseload requirement for case managers in the department from a monthly average of 20 active cases or 20 children monitored to a cap of no more than 12 active cases involving no more than 12 families or 20 children monitore...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-17
Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee |
| TN | HB2250 | Fail | As introduced, requires the department to release certain information regarding providers that department contracts with to the public by January 1, 2027, and to publish monthly reports on its website on short-term or interim placements. - Amends TCA...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
Failed in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee |
| TN | SB2401 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department to release certain information regarding providers that department contracts with to the public by January 1, 2027, and to publish monthly reports on its website on short-term or interim placements. - Amends TCA...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| TN | SB1869 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes from January 31 to February 15 the date by which the commissioner shall publish an annual report regarding operation of the department and the services and programs under its supervision. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| TN | HB1637 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes from January 31 to February 15 the date by which the commissioner shall publish an annual report regarding operation of the department and the services and programs under its supervision. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
| TN | SB1331 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that on or before January 31 of each year, the department shall report information regarding child support to the general assembly and the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-14
To Senate Calendar Committee |
| TN | HB1131 | Fail | As introduced, clarifies that on or before January 31 of each year, the department shall report information regarding child support to the general assembly and the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
Failed in Judiciary Committee |
| TN | SB1071 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement; requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-26
To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| TN | HB0046 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement; requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
Returned to the Clerk's Desk. |
| TN | SB1268 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes from 10 to 15, the number of days of prior written notice the department must provide to a relative caregiver of any additional requirements for receiving payments as a relative caregiver. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 71.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| TN | HB1305 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes from 10 to 15, the number of days of prior written notice the department must provide to a relative caregiver of any additional requirements for receiving payments as a relative caregiver. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 71.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
