# Tennessee SB 2225: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to child abuse investigations. Tennessee SB 2225, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to child abuse investigations., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2225-2025-2026 - 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 2225 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to child abuse investigations. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Child Abuse - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (166 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Deadlines and shared child abuse findings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee requires Children’s Services or the investigation team to classify abuse reports as indicated or unfounded. Findings must reach the department’s abuse registry within 90 days of the initial report, except in child-death cases. Child-death cases have 180 days from t… - Specialists and training for child abuse teams: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee sets team membership and annual training rules for child abuse investigations. Teams must include one representative each from Children’s Services, the district attorney’s office, and juvenile court or another court with authority. They must also include one traine… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/2/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 93 | 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 (25) - 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 723 - 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0753) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0753) (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 - SA0522) (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: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0753 (Substitute), 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0753.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0723.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2225.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2225.pdf) - SA0522: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0522.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (failed) - SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) - SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed) - SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) - SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (signed) ## Sources - [HA0753 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0753.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0723.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2225.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2225.pdf) - [SA0522 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0522.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2228-2025-2026) - [SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2221-2025-2026) - [SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2213-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2177-2025-2026) - [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-SB2225-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).