# Tennessee HB 2262: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 71, relative to investigations. Tennessee HB 2262, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 71, relative to investigations., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2262-2025-2026 - 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 2262 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 71, relative to investigations. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Children's Services, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (149 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New screening rules for child harm: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Tennessee's Department of Children's Services must screen child harm reports using a tool it develops. For reports without claims of actual harm or sexual abuse, it must check the child's risk of mistreatment. It then chooses investigation, assessment with service referra… - Families can decline help, with consequences: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the department must explain family assessments orally and in writing to parents, guardians, or caregivers. It must gather information from families and other sources, with face-to-face contact with the child and others as needed. If a parent is absent during child contact… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-17 | House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 762 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-02: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0767) (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-02: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0767) (House) - 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (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) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0767 (Substitute), 2026-04-02: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0767.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0762.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2220.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2262.pdf) - SA0767: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0767.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0767 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0767.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0762.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2220.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2262.pdf) - [SA0767 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0767.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB2262-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).