# Tennessee HB 2398: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children. Tennessee HB 2398, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-05 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2398-2025-2026 - 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 2398 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 5 and Title 71, relative to children. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (36 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: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-05: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873 - 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-15: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Health Committee - Government Operations for Review (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0873.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2525.pdf) - HA0942: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0942.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2398.pdf) - SA0598: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0598.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed) - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - 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 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (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 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0873.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2525.pdf) - [HA0942 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0942.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2398.pdf) - [SA0598 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0598.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2381-2025-2026) - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [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 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [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 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [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-HB2398-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).