# Tennessee SB 1005: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption. Tennessee SB 1005, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption., 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) 05/05/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1005-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1005 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to adoption. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Adoption - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (158 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families adopting siblings can file together: benefit, low. In Tennessee, families adopting more than one child at the same time can include all siblings in one adoption petition. The court clerk must charge only one filing fee for that joint petition. A court can require separate petitions only through a written order finding this serves the children’s bes… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/17/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 | pass | 89 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 386 - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0379) (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/17/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 4 (House) - 2025-04-15: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0379) (House) - 2025-04-15: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-31: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-27: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0379 (Substitute), 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0379.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0386.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1005.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1005.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [HA0379 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0379.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0386.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1005.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1005.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [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 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 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) - [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-SB1005-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).