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TennesseeSB 1850114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to placement of children.

Sponsored By: Paul Rose (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Children's Services, Dept. of

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Relatives can foster without separate bedrooms

The Department of Children's Services cannot require a child to have their own bedroom to place the child with a relative caregiver or a kinship foster relative. A separate bedroom can still be required only for specific safety or medical reasons that make sharing unsafe. This eases housing barriers and helps more children stay with family.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Mark Pody

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 0

House vote • 3/30/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026

Yes: 91 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/2/2026

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/24/2026

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor.

    4/14/2026Senate

  2. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/2/2026House

  3. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/2/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/1/2026Senate

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/1/2026Senate

  6. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/30/2026House

  7. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0771)

    3/30/2026House

  8. Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/30/2026House

  9. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/5/2026House

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/3/2026Senate

  11. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0520)

    3/2/2026Senate

  12. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    3/2/2026Senate

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/2/2026Senate

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026

    2/27/2026Senate

  15. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    2/24/2026Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

    2/18/2026Senate

  17. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

    2/2/2026Senate

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/22/2026Senate

  19. Filed for introduction

    1/21/2026Senate

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