# Tennessee HB 1235: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. Tennessee HB 1235, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1235-2025-2026 - 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 1235 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Children's Services, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (35 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to the Final Calendar No. 2 (House) - 2026-04-06: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-06: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-04-06: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-03: Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/3/2026 (House) - 2026-01-23: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2026-01-21: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 1/27/2026 (House) - 2025-03-25: Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/25/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Sponsor change. (House) - 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (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 - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0312.pdf) - HA0982: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0982.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1235.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0312.pdf) - [HA0982 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0982.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1235.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1235-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).