# Tennessee SB 1605: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to children. Tennessee SB 1605, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Effective date(s) 03/25/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1605-2025-2026 - 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 1605 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Effective date(s) 03/25/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Courts, Juvenile - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (40 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New welfare goals for young children: benefit, low. Tennessee law sets child-welfare goals for children age five or younger. It aims to help children reach a permanent home sooner by surrounding at-risk families with support services. This goal gives priority to children younger than three. Other goals are to reduce repeat abuse or neglect and traum… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Sara Kyle (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-06: Effective date(s) 03/25/2026 - 2026-04-06: Pub. Ch. 611 - 2026-03-25: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-02-12: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0611.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1605.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1605.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0611.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1605.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1605.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1605-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).