# Tennessee SB 1513: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services. Tennessee SB 1513, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1513-2025-2026 - 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 1513 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Sunset Laws - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (119 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee keeps children's services agency running: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, the act delays the scheduled end of Tennessee's Department of Children's Services. The provided text does not state the new end date or change services, eligibility, or household costs. The department must report to the Education, Health, and General Welfare Joint Evalu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 79 | 6 | | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1067 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 6, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1147) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-20: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0846) (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) - 2026-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1067.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1513.pdf) - HA1147: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1147.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1513.pdf) - SA0846: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0846.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (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 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1067.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1513.pdf) - [HA1147 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1147.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1513.pdf) - [SA0846 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0846.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [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 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 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) - [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-SB1513-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).