# Tennessee SB 0560: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children.

Tennessee SB 0560, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0560
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Children
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Poverty protections for parents and guardians: benefit, medium. Tennessee courts cannot end a parent's or guardian's parental rights based only on poverty. Courts also cannot find child neglect based only on a parent's or guardian's poverty. Other legal grounds for ending parental rights or finding neglect remain unchanged. These protections took effect July 1,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Kyle (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0322.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0347.pdf)
- HA0278: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0278.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0560.pdf)
- SA0217: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0217.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: 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… (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0322.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0347.pdf)
- [HA0278 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0278.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0560.pdf)
- [SA0217 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0217.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0560-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).