# Tennessee SB 1868: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to children.

Tennessee SB 1868, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to children., 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, 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1868
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to children.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Children's Services, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (157 yes, 65 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Children’s custody capped, with limited extensions: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered Tennessee Department of Children’s Services placements generally last no more than six months. Custody lasts only as long as needed for evidence-based treatment or services from a qualified provider. After a hearing or agreement, a court can add up to six months if t…
- New review of children’s custody care: mixed, low. Effective upon becoming law, the act creates a Juvenile Commitment Review Task Force to review system problems and service gaps. It focuses on children found dependent and neglected and placed in Department of Children’s Services custody. Covered children have pending delinquency allegations, canno…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Page Walley (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 | 59 | 25 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 61 | 25 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 22 | 11 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1102
- 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)
- 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 59, Nays 25, PNV 4 (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1001) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 11 (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA1048) (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0640) (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (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/pc1102.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1868.pdf)
- HA1001: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1001.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1868.pdf)
- SA0640: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0640.pdf)
- SA1048: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1048.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1102.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1868.pdf)
- [HA1001 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1001.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1868.pdf)
- [SA0640 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0640.pdf)
- [SA1048 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1048.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1868-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).