# Tennessee SB 1238: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, relative to children.

Tennessee SB 1238, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 936) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1238-2025-2026
- 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 1238
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, relative to children.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 936
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Children
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 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: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 936
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/1/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Sponsor change. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0936.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1238.pdf)
- HA0868: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0868.pdf)
- HA1062: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1062.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1238.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
- SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0936.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1238.pdf)
- [HA0868 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0868.pdf)
- [HA1062 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1062.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1238.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
- [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-SB1238-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).