TennesseeChildren's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom in determining whether to place the child in the custody of the relative caregiver. - Amends TCA Title 37.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 24Comp. became Pub. Ch. 703Latest
- Mar 30Comp. SB subst.
- Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 30Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Mar 26H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- Mar 25Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- Mar 23Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 18Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- Mar 18Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
- Mar 11Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 10Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
- Feb 5P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Feb 5Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 4Intro., P1C.Minor
- Feb 2Filed for introductionIntroduced