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TN HB2283

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michele Carringer

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the Tennessee Department of Children's Services from requiring relative caregivers to provide a child with their own bedroom when evaluating placement decisions
  • Applies the same bedroom requirement prohibition to kinship foster care placements with relatives
  • Allows the department to require a separate bedroom only when specific safety or medical reasons make room-sharing with another child unsafe
  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to placement of children.

Children's Services, Dept. of

Last Action

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/10/2026
Children & Families Subcommittee3/4/2026
Judiciary2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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