# Tennessee HB 1966: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services. Tennessee HB 1966, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services., 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. 1075) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1966-2025-2026 - 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 1966 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Children's Services, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (65 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1075 - 2026-04-22: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-22: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Reset on Final cal. of Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1075.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1622.pdf) - HA0760: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0760.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1966.pdf) - SA0635: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0635.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - 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 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1075.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1622.pdf) - [HA0760 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0760.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1966.pdf) - [SA0635 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0635.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [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 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) - [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-HB1966-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).