# Tennessee SB 2061: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2, relative to funding for the protection of children. Tennessee SB 2061, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2, relative to funding for the protection of 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) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2061-2025-2026 - 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 2061 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2, relative to funding for the protection of children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Children - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (142 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New digital protection fund for Tennessee kids: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, the law creates Tennessee’s children’s digital protection fund for state residents under age 18. It receives state money from resolved legal claims about social media, online gaming, or other digital technology harming minors’ mental health and wellbeing. The attorney g… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Campbell (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (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 | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1114 - 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 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0717) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0519) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0546) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1114.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2061.pdf) - HA0717: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0717.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2061.pdf) - SA0519: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0519.pdf) - SA0546: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0546.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to sewer systems. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1114.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2061.pdf) - [HA0717 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0717.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2061.pdf) - [SA0519 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0519.pdf) - [SA0546 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0546.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2057: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 7, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2057-2025-2026) - [SB 2017: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2017-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB2061-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).