Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 5Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802Latest
   2. Apr 6Comp. SB subst.
   3. Apr 6Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   4. Apr 2H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
      • Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/2/2026. Result: fail.Lower
   5. Apr 1Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
   6. Mar 25Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
      • Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   7. Mar 18Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
   8. Mar 18Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
   9. Mar 11Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
   10. Mar 10Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   11. Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
   12. Feb 5P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   13. Feb 5Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
   14. Feb 4Intro., P1C.Minor
   15. Feb 2Filed for introductionIntroduced