Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1845
Children - As introduced, requires, in contested child custody, dependency and neglect, adoption, and guardianship proceedings in which the court has appointed a guardian ad litem, a court to order the child to be evaluated by a qualified expert unless the court determines an examination is unnecessary; requires the expert to submit a report containing certain information; specifies that the submitted report constitutes prima facie evidence of the child's condition and the factors relevant to the child's best interest; specifies various other requirements for the guardian ad litem's consideration of the report and the allocation of the examination costs. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Butler (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 17, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 17, 2026 · House
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction