# Tennessee HB 0103: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49 and Title 55, relative to department of children's services programs. Tennessee HB 0103, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49 and Title 55, relative to department of children's services programs., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0103-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0103 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49 and Title 55, relative to department of children's services programs. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Foster Care - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (183 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer foster care help for young adults: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible young adults can voluntarily receive Tennessee extended foster care services from age 18 until 23. They must have been in Department of Children's Services custody on their 18th birthday. Those adopted from the department or approved for its subsidized permanent gua… - Fee-free licenses and IDs for eligible youth: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee cannot charge eligible applicants fees to issue, renew, or reinstate certain licenses and IDs. Covered documents are driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver licenses, and photo identification cards. Applicants qualify if they are under 18 and in D… - Six-month reviews for foster care adults: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, some young adults receiving extended foster care must attend a court hearing or administrative review. This applies to those who did not gain a permanent home through adoption or subsidized permanent guardianship. Attendance is required every six months until age 21, not unt… - Education program changes which institutions participate: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the education program uses “participating institutions” instead of “public institutions,” allowing non-public institutions to participate. The law also removes the requirement for a minimum of five public institutions. It deletes another subsection, but the supplied text doe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/14/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 1 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-05-08: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-08: Pub. Ch. 333 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-15: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-14: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-10: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-06: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/4/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-19: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/11/2025 (House) - 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-28: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-01-16: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House) - 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-13: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0333.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0103.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0103.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0333.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0103.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0103.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0103-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).