# Tennessee SB 1052: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 63, relative to children.

Tennessee SB 1052, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 63, 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) 05/05/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1052
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 63, relative to children.
- 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: 1
- Subjects: Children
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (119 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stricter adoption support rules and expanded filings: mixed, low. In Tennessee adoption cases, token payments do not count as financial support. These payments are merely a formality, very infrequent, or very brief, and intended to provide only minimal support. This applies to payments benefiting the child or mother during pregnancy or while the mother had physic…
- Children's vaccines require documented parental consent: mixed, low. Healthcare providers cannot vaccinate a minor without prior informed consent from a parent, legal guardian, or prospective adoptive parent. Providers must document receiving consent and include proof in the child's medical record. This requirement took effect upon enactment.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 86 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 27 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0390.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1052.pdf)
- HA0332: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0332.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1052.pdf)
- SA0216: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0216.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0390.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1052.pdf)
- [HA0332 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0332.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1052.pdf)
- [SA0216 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0216.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1052-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).