Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1359
Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, to promulgate rules to implement certain rights for any foster child in the custody of the department or an agency that contracts with the department to place children in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Littleton (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 7, 2025 House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/2/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2025 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 387 - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Ref. to Judiciary Committee - Government Operations for Review - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · House
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction