# Tennessee HB 1038: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 18 and Title 37, relative to juvenile courts.

Tennessee HB 1038, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 18 and Title 37, relative to juvenile courts., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-30 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 179) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1038
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 18 and Title 37, relative to juvenile courts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 179
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Courts, Juvenile
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (28 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-30: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 179
- 2025-03-24: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0179.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0992.pdf)
- HA0123: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0123.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1038.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0179.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0992.pdf)
- [HA0123 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0123.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1038.pdf)

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- [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 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 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1038-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
