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TN SB1850

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Paul Rose

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Origin

Senate

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 determining custody placement

  • Applies the same bedroom requirement prohibition to kinship foster care placements with relatives

  • Allows an exception only when specific safety or medical reasons would make placing the child with another child in a shared bedroom unsafe

  • Amends Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 37-1-166 and 37-2-414

  • 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

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Calendar2/24/2026
Judiciary2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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