Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1241
Child Abuse - As enacted, expands the definition of child abuse to include a person under the age of 18 witnessing either the abuse of another child in the person's immediate family or household or domestic abuse of a member of the person's immediate family or household; specifies that reunification between a parent and a child placed in foster care due to abuse must not occur unless the parent has complied with the parent's statement of responsibilities in the permanency plan and the child has received mental health counseling. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jackson (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2025): Pub. Ch. 398
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 15, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/1/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2025 · House
Pub. Ch. 398 - May 13, 2025 · House
Effective date(s) 05/05/2025 - May 5, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0335) - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0359) - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025 - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction