# Tennessee HB 1169: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 3, relative to children.

Tennessee HB 1169, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 3, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Effective date(s) 03/28/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1169
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 3, relative to children.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Children
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (145 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-04: Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
- 2025-04-04: Pub. Ch. 109
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Governor.
- 2025-03-20: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-19: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2025-03-03: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-02-27: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Sponsor change. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0109.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1169.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1169.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0109.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1169.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1169.pdf)

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- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1169-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
