# Tennessee SB 2355: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 20; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to guardians ad litem.

Tennessee SB 2355, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 20; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to guardians ad litem., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2355
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 20; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to guardians ad litem.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts, Juvenile
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (125 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New training rules for court-appointed child advocates: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee requires role-specific training for court-appointed child advocates called guardians ad litem under §36-4-132. Training must include early childhood, child, and adolescent development, taught by a qualified professional. Courts can appoint someone before training i…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 | pass | 91 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2026 | pass | 27 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0810.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2154.pdf)
- HA0862: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0862.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2355.pdf)
- SA0517: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0517.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0810.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2154.pdf)
- [HA0862 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0862.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2355.pdf)
- [SA0517 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0517.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2355-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).