# Tennessee HB 1844: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to voluntary surrendering of an infant. Tennessee HB 1844, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to voluntary surrendering of an infant., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1092) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1844-2025-2026 - 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 1844 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to voluntary surrendering of an infant. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1092 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (69 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: Fred Atchley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1092 - 2026-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-02: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1092.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1773.pdf) - HA0568: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0568.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1844.pdf) - SA0482: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0482.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1092.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1773.pdf) - [HA0568 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0568.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1844.pdf) - [SA0482 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0482.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [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-HB1844-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).