Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1868
Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile commitment review task force to examine system issues and service gaps for certain children committed to the custody of the department. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Johnson
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1102
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 1102 - May 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 - May 22, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 11, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1001) - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 59, Nays 25, PNV 4 - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0640) - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA1048) - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 11 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026 - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction