# Tennessee SB 1241: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to child abuse. Tennessee SB 1241, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to child abuse., 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-SB1241-2025-2026 - 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 1241 - 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 child abuse. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Child Abuse - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More protection for children witnessing family abuse: benefit, low. Tennessee's definition of abuse or neglect now includes children under 18 who witness abuse of another child in their immediate family or household. It also includes witnessing domestic abuse of another member of their immediate family or household. By January 31, 2026, and every six months afterwa… - Safer family reunions require parents' progress: mixed, medium. Children removed from custody after an abuse finding and placed in foster care with the Department or an agency face new return-home safeguards. Reunification with a parent is barred until the parent makes enough progress on their permanency-plan duties for reunification to be safe. The child must… ## 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 | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-13: Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - 2025-05-13: Pub. Ch. 398 - 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) - 2025-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0335) (House) - 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0359) (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0398.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1241.pdf) - HA0335: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0335.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1241.pdf) - SA0359: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0359.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/pc0398.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1241.pdf) - [HA0335 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0335.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1241.pdf) - [SA0359 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0359.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-SB1241-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).