# Tennessee SB 1850: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to placement of children. Tennessee SB 1850, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to placement of children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 04/14/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1850-2025-2026 - 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 1850 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to placement of children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Children's Services, Dept. of - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier bedroom rules for relative caregivers: benefit, medium. Tennessee courts cannot require a child's own bedroom when granting custody or guardianship to a qualifying relative caregiver. The Department of Children's Services faces the same limit when deciding whether kinship foster care serves the child's best interests. Both can still require a separate b… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 703 - 2026-04-14: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0771) (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-05: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0520) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0703.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1850.pdf) - HA0771: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0771.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1850.pdf) - SA0520: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0520.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed) - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0703.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1850.pdf) - [HA0771 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0771.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1850.pdf) - [SA0520 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0520.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026) - [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-SB1850-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).