Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1692
Adoption - As enacted, clarifies that a court may waive the requirement for a home study in an adoption when the prospective adoptive parent or parents are not related to the child if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Reneau (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 5, 2026): Pub. Ch. 878
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026 4/2/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 1, 2026 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 5, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 878 - May 5, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0759) - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 2, PNV 2 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0980) - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 7, PNV 2 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 - Jan 22, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 15, 2026 · House
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